Question

What is the slope of the line containing the points (-5,6) (-4,-4)

Answer 1

slope= -
`(1)/(10)`

Explanation:

-5--4=-1

6--4=10

Answer 2

-10

Explanation:

The formula for slope is y1-y2/x1-x2

A point is (x coordinate, y coordinate)

This is where:

y1 is the y coordinate of the first point

y2 is the y coordinate of the second point

x1 is the x coordinate of the first point

x2 is the x coordinate of the second point

This said, we can plug our points in.

6-(-4)/-5-(-4)

Simplify.

10/-1

-10

The slope is -10.