Question

If a line falls on the points (6,8) and (1,5), what is its slope? Enter youranswer as a fraction in lowest terms. Use a slash mark (/) as the fractionbar.

Answer 1

Let:

`\begin{gathered} (x1,y1)=(6,8) \\ (x2,y2)=(1,5) \end{gathered}`

The slope m is given by:

`m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)=(5-8)/(1-6)=(-3)/(-5)=(3)/(5)`