Question

How do you find the slope of the line that passes through the points W(-1,4) and T(4,1)?

Answer 1

`m=-3/5`

Explanation:

The slope of the line is given by:

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

So i'm letting `(-1,4) "be my" (x_1,y_1) and (4,1) "be my" (x_2,y_2)`

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

`m=-3/5`