Question

Find the slope of a line passing through (-8, 0) and (1,5)

Answer 1

Answer: 5/9

Work Shown

`(x_1,y_1) = (-8,0) \text{ and } (x_2,y_2) = (1,5)\\\\m = \text{slope} = \frac{\text{rise}}{\text{run}} = \frac{\text{change in y}}{\text{change in x}}\\\\m = \frac{\text{y}_(2) - \text{y}_(1)}{\text{x}_(2) - \text{x}_(1)}\\\\m = (5 - 0)/(1 - (-8))\\\\m = (5 - 0)/(1 + 8)\\\\m = (5)/(9)\\\\`

The slope is 5/9.

It means "go up 5, right 9".