Question

Find the slope, if it exists, of the line containg the pair of points

(-14, -16) (-18, -17)

Answer 1

`(\stackrel{x_1}{-14}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{-16})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{-18}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{-17}) \\\\\\ \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{-17}-\stackrel{y1}{(-16)}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{-18}-\underset{x_1}{(-14)}}}\implies \cfrac{-17+16}{-18+14}\implies \cfrac{-1}{-4}\implies \cfrac{1}{4}`

Answer 2

1/4

Explanation: