slope formula is y2-y1/x2-x1.
So if i plugged the numbers in, you receive [tex] \frac{y-6}{1-2} [/tex]
Simplified, this becomes [tex] \frac{y-6}{-1} [/tex]
To make the slope equal 5, the numerator y-6 has to = -5 since there is a -1 denominator.
1-6 = -5 making the slope now, [tex] \frac{-5}{-1} [/tex]
since both the numerator and denominator is negative, the whole fraction becomes positive. This makes the slope equal [tex] \frac{5}{1} [/tex] or 5
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