Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points `(-5, -4)` and `(-1, -9)`?

Answer 1

`-5/4`

Explanation:

To find the slope using two points, divide the difference of the y-coordinates by the difference of the x-coordinates.

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

Plug the points in:

`(-9-(-4))/(-1-(-5))`

`-5/4`