Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: #(-2,-7),(-1, 1) #?

Answer 1

The slope is 9.

Explanation:

This is the equation we're going to use:

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

Let's do some simple substitution and solve:

`(1--7)/(-1--2)=(1+7)/(-1+2)=8/1=8`