How do you find the slope given (-4,2) and (1,-3)?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-02T03:12:34

#m= -1#

The equation for slope is rise over run; that means

#"slope" = m = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)# (in fraction form)

So, when given any two points, to calculate the slope you simply subtract the respective #x# and #y# coordinates. In this case, you do

#m = ((-3)-2)/(1-(-4))#

Simplify it into:

#m = -5/5#

Finally, simplify it once more into #-1#. Your slope, also referred to as #m#, is #-1#.