Question

Select the correct answer.

The equation of a line in the point-slope form is show below.
y – 9 = 1/5 ( - 2)
What is the slope of this line?
OA. 2
OB. 1/9
ОC. 5
OD. 1/5

Answer 1

Answer: D. 1/5

Point slope form is written as y - y1 = m(x-x1).

The m stands for the slope, so the 1/5 is your slope in this case.