Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: `(1, -1); (-4, -2)`?

Answer 1

Slope `m=1/5`

Explanation:

Given -

`x_1=1`
`y_1=-1`
`x_2=-4`
`y_2=-2`

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(-2-(-1))/(-4-1)=(-2+1)/-5=(-1)/(-5)=1/5`