How do you find the slope of (-4,2), (5, -4)?

1 Answer
Jul 10, 2015

m = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) = -2/3

Explanation:

Hi there,
To find the slope of line passing through two points, we need to use the slope of line formula which is given by;

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

Where, m = slope (x_1,y_1) and (x_2,y_2) be the points of the line.

Here we need to assume (x_1,y_1) is (-4,2) and (x_2,y_2) is (5,-4).

Now plug the given values in the slope formula, we get

m = ((-4)-(2))/((5)-(-4))
or, m = (-4-2)/(5+4)
or, m = (-6)/(9)
or, m = -2/3

Hence the slope of the given points is -2/3

Thanks