Question

Find the slope of the line that contains (7, 6) and (0, –2)

Answer 1

The answer is 8 / 7!

Explanation:

The answer would be rise over run, (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1); so the expression to solve would be -2 - 6 / 0 - 7, so the answer is -8 / -7 or 8 / 7.

Answer 2

slope =
`(8)/(7)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (7, 6) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (0, - 2)

m =
`(-2-6)/(0-7)` =
`(-8)/(-7)` =
`(8)/(7)`