Question

I need help with finding the slope. The question is, Find the slope of the line passing through the points (−1,1) and (4, −5).

Answer 1

Formula for slope is given as y2-y1 ÷ x2-x1 or y1-y2 ÷ x1-x2, where x and y are the coordinates of the points.

Slope = (-5-1)÷(4-(-1))

= -6/5