Question

The coordinates of two points on a line are (-3,0) and (1, -6). what is the slope of the line?

Answer 1

The slope is given by:

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

plugging the values given we have that:

`\begin{gathered} m=(-6-0)/(1-(-3)) \\ m=(-6)/(1+3) \\ m=-(6)/(4) \\ m=-(3)/(2) \end{gathered}`

Therefore the slope is -3/2