Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: `(2,3) , (-1,4)`?

Answer 1

The slope is `m = -1/3`

Explanation:

The formula for the slope of a line based upon two coordinate points is

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

For the coordinate points `(2,3) and (-1,4)`
`x_1 = 2`
`x_2 = -1`
`y_1 = 3`
`y_2 = 4`

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

`m = 1/-3`

The slope is `m = -1/3`