Find the slope of the line passing through the given pair of points.

A)
B) 1
C) -11
D) 5
E) The slope is undefined.

Name: Find the slope of the line passing through the given pair of points. A) B) 1 C) -11 D) 5 E) The slope is undefined.
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Question

​Find the slope of the line passing through the given pair of points. ​
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A) ​ 
B) ​1 
C) ​-11 
D) ​5 
E) ​The slope is undefined.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Using the formula for slope: 
m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
m = (6-(-2))/(5-(-1))
m = 8/6
m = 4/3
Simplifying, we get
m = 1.33 which when rounded to the nearest whole number is 1. Hence, the answer is B.

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