Question

Find the slope given: (-1,5) and (-4,10) Type a response

Answer 1

slope = -
`(5)/(3)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

let (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 1, 5 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 4, 10 )

substitute these values into the formula for m

m =
`(10-5)/(-4-(-1))` =
`(5)/(-4+1)` =
`(5)/(-3)` = -
`(5)/(3)`