Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: `(12,9), (5,1)`?

Answer 1

Slope `m=8/7`

Explanation:

Given -

`x_1=12`
`y_1=9`
`x_2=5`
`y_2=1`

Slope `m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(1-9)/(5-12)=(-8)/(-7)=8/7`