Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321785045
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - Operations on Real Numbers and Order of Operations - Exercise Set - Page 28: 105

Answer

$\frac{5}{2}$

Work Step by Step

We are asked to evaluate the expression $\frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}$, where $x_{1}=2$, $x_{2}=4$, $y_{1}=-3$, and $y_{2}=2$. We can plug in these values to evaluate the expression. $\frac{2-(-3)}{4-2}=\frac{2+3}{2}=\frac{5}{2}$
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