Question

How do you find the slope of the line through (-4,-1) and (1,-2)?

Answer 1

Find slope of (-4, -1) and (1, -2)

Ans: `-1/5`

Explanation:

slope formula: `a = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)`

`a = (-2 - (-1))/(1 - (-4)) = - 1/5`