Question

This is slopes — what is ( 7, 12 ) , ( 19 , -4 ) ?

Answer 1

slope = -
`(4)/(3)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (7, 12 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (19, - 4 )

m =
`(-4-12)/(19-7)` =
`(-16)/(12)` = -
`(4)/(3)`