Question

5. What is the slope of the line that passes through (-2, 4) and (7, 1)?
-9/5
-1/3
3
5/9​

Answer 1

Answer:

Slope: $-\frac{1}{3}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1:  Use slope formula to find the slope

$m = \frac{y2 - y1}{x2- x1}=\frac{4-1}{-2-7}=\frac{3}{-9} =-\frac{1}{3}$

Therefore the slope of a line that passes through (-2, 4) and (7, 1) is $-\frac{1}{3}$