Question

State whether the slope of the line passing through (2, 4) and (5, 2) is positive, negative, zero, or undefined.

Answer 1

Negative

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Answer 2

The slope must be negative
Since from 2 to 5, an increase in x value caused 4 to 2, a decrease in the y-value, we know that rise is -2 and run is 3. Therefore, we can tell the slope of the point to be -2/3, which is negative.