What is the slope of a line that passes through the two points and ?

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Problem

What is the slope of a line that passes through the two points

P(x_1, y_1)

and

Q(x_2, y_2)

? (a)

\dfrac{|y_2 - y_1|}{|x_2 - x_1|}

(b)

\dfrac{x_2 - x_1}{y_2 - y_1}

(c)

\dfrac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}

(d)

\dfrac{y_1 + y_2}{x_1 + x_2}