Question

How do you find the slope of `(15, 2), (-6, 5)`?

Answer 1

`color(brown)("Slope " = m = -(1/7)`

Explanation:

Use the formula `m = (y_2 - y_1) / (x_2 - x_1)` to find the slope.

`(x_1,y_1) = (15,2), (x_2,y_2) = (-6,5)`

`m = (5-2) / (-6 - 15) = (3/-21) = -1/7`