SOLUTION: If a line passes through the points (3, 5) and (1, 2), its slope is _______.

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Question 258910: If a line passes through the points (3, 5) and (1, 2), its slope is _______.
Answer by Greenfinch(383)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
in the x direction 1 to 3 is 2, in the y direction 2 to 5 is 3.
So there is a rise of 3 in a distance of 2. Gradient (slope) is 3/2

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