Question

How do you find the slope of the line that passes through (-1, 2) and (3, -4)?

Answer 1

Answer is :`" " -6/4 = -3/2`

Explanation:

The slope of a line between two points `(x_1 , y_1)` and `(x_2, y_2)` is defined as

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

so, the slope here is

`m = (-4 - 2)/(3 - (-1)) = -6/4 = -3/2`