Question

How do you find the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points (8,9) and (-10,-2)?

Answer 1

Slope `m = 11/18`

Explanation:

`(x_1, y_2) = (8,9), (x_2,y_2) = (-10, -2)`

Slope `m = (y_2 - y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

`m = (-2 - 9) / (-10 - 8)`

`m = (-11/-18) = 11/18`