How do you find slope of line passing through (4,6) and (9,-2)?

1 Answer
Jun 13, 2015

The slope of a line between two points in the difference in the y coordinate values divided by the difference (taken in the same order) of the x coordinates.

Explanation:

Given the points #(4,6)# and #(9,-2)#
#color(white)("XXXX")##Delta y = 6 - (-2) = 8#
#color(white)("XXXX")##Delta x = 4-9 = -5#
slope #= (Delta y)/(Delta x) = -8/5#