Question

Calculate the slope between the following points (1,6) (3,-7)

Answer 1

-13/2

Explanation:

slope is calculated as (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

(x1, x2) is (1,6) and (y1,y2) is (3,-7)

doing (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) gives us ((-7)-6)/(3-1)

= -13/2