Question

How would you find the slope of the line through (4,-1) (-2,-8)?

Answer 1

The slope of the line is `7/6`.

Explanation:

Apply the formula `m = (y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)`.

`m = (-8 - (-1))/(-2 - 4)`

`m = (-7)/(-6)`

`m = 7/6`

Hopefully this helps!