Segment XY represents the path of an airplane that passes through the coordinates (2, 1) and (4, 5). What is the slope of a line that represents the path of another airplane that is traveling parallel to the first airplane?
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–2
–2
negative one-half
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one-half
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2
To find the slope of the line representing the path of another airplane that is parallel to the first airplane, we can use the slope formula:
slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
The coordinates of the two points on the path are (2, 1) and (4, 5).
Using the slope formula, we have:
slope = (5 - 1) / (4 - 2)
slope = 4 / 2
slope = 2
Therefore, the slope of the line representing the path of the other airplane is 2.