Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: # (-6, 7), (-5, 2) #?

Answer 1

Slope: `-5`

Explanation:

Slope is defined as the change in `y` divided by the change in `x` between two points.

`color(white)("XXX")"slope" = (Delta y)/(Delta x)`

`color(white)("XXXXXX")=(2-7)/((-5)-(-6)` (for the given data points `(-6,7)` and `(2,-5)`)

`color(white)("XXXXXX")=-5`