Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (15,-2) and (5,-4).Write answer as an integer or a reduced fraction

Answer 1

`m=(1)/(5)`

1) To find the slope of the line that passes through those points, we'll need to use the Slope Formula

`\begin{gathered} m=\frac{y_2-y_1_{}}{x_2-x_1} \\ m=(-4-(-2))/(5-15)=(-4+2)/(-10)=(-2)/(-10)=(-1)/(-5)=(1)/(5) \end{gathered}`

Note that the slope is the measure of how steep is the line between those points.

2) That is the answer.