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What is the slope of a line that passes through points (5, 10) and (20, 15)?

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Re: What is the slope of a line that passes through points (5, 10) and (20, 15)?

by swerve » Mon Aug 31, 2020 2:04 pm
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Sun Aug 30, 2020 5:41 pm
 What is the slope of a line that passes through points (5, 10) and (20, 15)?

A. 1/3

B. 1/2

C. 3/2

D. 2

E. 3


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Recall that we can find the slope \(m\) of a line given two points that passes through it, as follows:

\(m = \dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\)
\(=\dfrac{15-10}{20-5}\)
\(= \dfrac{5}{15}\)
\(= \dfrac{1}{3}\)
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