Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: `(2,8) , (12, 1)`?

Answer 1

Slope `m=-7/10`

Explanation:

Given -

`x_1=2`
`y_1=8`
`x_2=12`
`y_2=1`

Slope

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(1-8)/(12-2)=(-7)/10`