Point A lies somewhere within or on the square which has opposite corners at (0,0) and (2,2) . Point B lies somewhere within or on the square which has opposite corners at points (4,2) and (5,3) . What is the greatest possible value of the slope of the line containing points A and B ? Express your answer as a common fraction.
+2234
Point A lies somewhere within or on the square which has opposite corners at (0,0) and (2,2) . Point B lies somewhere within or on the square which has opposite corners at points (4,2) and (5,3) . What is the greatest possible value of the slope of the line containing points A and B ? Express your answer as a common fraction.
m = (y2 – y1) / (x2 – x1)
m = (3 – 0) / (4 – 2)
m = 3 / 2
m = 1.5
Just draw both squares on some graph paper and it's obvious that the steepest line is
one drawn from the bottom right corner of the large square to the top left corner of the
small square.
.
