Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: `(-5, -3) , (1, 4)`?

Answer 1

The slope of the line passing through these points is `7/6`.

Explanation:

As we know, the slope of the line passing through `(x_1,y_1)` and `(x_2, y_2)` is

`"slope" = m = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

So

`m = (4-(-3))/(1-(-5))`

`= (4+3)/(1+5)`

`= 7/6`