Question

Given H (-9, 5) and A (-1, 8), what is mHA ?

Answer 1

3/8

Explanation:

The slope (m) between two points
`A (x_1, y_1)` and
`B(x_2, y_2)` is defined as:

`m = (\Delta y)/(\Delta x) = (y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)`

In this problem, we are given the points:

• 
  `H(-9,5)`
• 
  `A(-1, 8)`

For these, we can identify the following variable values:

• 
  `x_1 = -9`
• 
  `x_2 = -1`
• 
  `y_1 = 5`
• 
  `y_2 = 8`

Now, to find the slope between
`H` and
`A`, we can plug these values into the definition of slope:

`m = (8 - 5)/(-1 - (-9))`

`m = (3)/(-1 + 9)`

`\boxed{m = (3)/(8)}`

So, the slope between the points
`H` and
`A` is 3/8.