Question

Finding slope given two points on a inne Find the slope of the line passing through the points (2,5) and (8,-4).

Answer 1

for slope we must remember y2-y1 / x2-x1
so our equation would be -4-5 / 8-2 giving us the slope of -9/6

Answer 2

slope = -
`(3)/(2)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (2, 5 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (8, - 4 )

substitute these values into the formula for m

m =
`(-4-5)/(8-2)` =
`(-9)/(6)` = -
`(3)/(2)`