Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (-1, 7) and (4, - 1)?

Answer 1

Answer:

-8/5

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, use the slope formula $slope = \frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1} }$

Every x and y with the subscript 1 is taking values from the first point, and every x and y with subscript 2 is taking values from the second point.

Plug in the values from the points (-1, 7) and (4, -1) to get the equation $slope=\frac{-1-7}{4-(-1)}$, which simplifies to  $slope =\frac{-8}{5}$, which is the answer.

Answer 2

Hey there! :)

To find the slope when you have 2 points, you must remember this formula:

m=$\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}$

m=$\frac{-1-7}{4-(-1)}$

m=$\frac{-8}{4+1\\}\\\frac{-8}{5}$

Hope this helps!

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