Question

What is the slope shown below?

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

To calculate the slope m use the slope formula

m = ( y₂ - y₁ ) / ( x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 3, - 7) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (9, 1) ← 2 points on the line

m =
`(1+7)/(9+3)` =
`(8)/(12)` =
`(2)/(3)`