Question

Find the slope given the coordinates (8, -5) and(-6, -7)

Answer 1

`slope=\frac{change\text{ in y}}{change\text{ in x}}`
`\begin{gathered} Slope=(-7-(-5))/(-6-8) \\ Slope=(-7+5)/(-14) \\ Slope=(-2)/(-14) \\ Slope=(1)/(7) \end{gathered}`

The answer is 1/7