Question

How do you find the slope of the line that passes through (6,8), (5,-5)?

Answer 1

Slope = `13`

Explanation:

The slope is given by

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`, where `m` is the slope, and `(x_1,y_1)` and `(x_2,y_2)` are two coordinates.

Let `(x_1,y_1)` be `(6,8)`,

`(x_2,y_2)` be `(5,-5)`

So, the slope that passes through `(6,8)` and `(5,-5)` is

`m=(-5-8)/(5-6)=(-13)/-1=13`