Question

What is slope of the line that passes through the point ( -6,8) and (-16,33)? Write the answer in the simplest form.

Answer 1

Answer:

$- \frac{5}{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

$\boxed{gradient = \frac{y1 - y2}{x1 - x2} }$

Using the above formula,

slope of line

$= \frac{33 - 8}{ - 16 - ( - 6)} \\ = \frac{25}{ - 16 + 6} \\ = \frac{25}{ - 10} \\ = - \frac{5}{2}$

*Since the slope a line is the coefficient of x in the slope-intercept form, it is usually left as an improper fraction if it is not a whole number.