Find the slope of a line that is parallel to the line ontaining the points (3, 4) and 2, 6)
A. m= 2
B. m= -2
C. m= -1/2
D. m= -1
I say it's C or A
Please check
the line joining the points has slope
(6-4)/(2-3) = -2
I'm sorry, when I was looking at my problem the answer choices were
A. m=-2
and B. m=2
so I accidentally mixed it up and put
A. as m= 2 instead of -2
I was thinking it was either
m=-2
or m= - 1/2
Thanks!!!
To find the slope of a line parallel to another line, you need to find the slope of the given line.
The formula for finding the slope of a line passing through two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is:
m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
Given that the line passes through the points (3, 4) and (2, 6), you can substitute these values into the formula:
m = (6 - 4) / (2 - 3)
m = 2 / -1
m = -2
So, the slope of the line containing the points (3, 4) and (2, 6) is -2.
Therefore, the correct answer is B. m = -2.
You were correct that it could be either A or C, but considering the given choices, the correct answer is B.