Which of the following gives the slope of the line joining the points and

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Problem

Which of the following gives the slope of the line joining the points

(x_1, y_1)

and

(x_2, y_2)

, where

x_1 \neq x_2

? (a)

(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_2-y_1}{x_2+x_1}