Question

What is the slope for (-23, -14) and ( -18,2)

Answer 1

The formula to find the slope of a line that goes through any two points (x₁,y₁) and (x₂,y₂) is

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)_{}`

In our case:

`m=(2-(-14))/(-18-(-23))=(2+14)/(-18+23)=(16)/(5)=3.2`