The slope of the line given the points (2, 1) and (1, -4) is 5
The given points are:
(2, 1) and (1, -4)
The slope of a line that passes through the points [tex](x_1,y_1)[/tex] and [tex](x_2,y_2)[/tex] is given as:
[tex]m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]
Substitute [tex]x_1=2, y_1=1, x_2=1, y_2=-4[/tex] into the slope formula
[tex]m=\frac{-4-1}{1-2} \\\\m=\frac{-5}{-1} \\\\m=5[/tex]
Therefore, the slope of the line given the points (2, 1) and (1, -4) is 5
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