What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2,3) and (4,7)?
Category: Math · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Use the slope formula (y2-y1)/(x2-x1).
Answer
2
Explanation
The slope is (7-3)/(4-2) = 4/2 = 2.
This is a expert math riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is 2.
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