Question

A line contains the points (8, 5) and (6, 15).
Using the slope formula, what is the slope of the line?

m=$\frac{y_{2} }{x_{2}} - \frac{y_{1}}{x_{1}}$

Answer 1

Answer: -5

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for calculating the slope of a line is given as :

m=\frac{y_{2} }{x_{2}} - \frac{y_{1}}{x_{1}}

$x_{1}$ = 8

$x_{2}$ = 6

$y_{1}$ = 5

$y_{2}$ = 15

substituting into the formula , we have

m = $\frac{15-5}{6-8}$

m = $\frac{10}{-2}$

m = -5

Therefore the slope is -5