Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through (1,-19) and (-2,-7)

Answer 1

slope = - 4

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (1, - 19) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 2, - 7)

m =
`(-7+19)/(-2-1)` =
`(12)/(-3)` = - 4