Question

find the slope of the line passing through the following sets of points (6,-4) and (-1,9)

Answer 1

point 1 = (x1,y1) = (6,-4)

Point 2 = (x2,y2) = (-1,9)

Apply the slope formula:

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

Replace:

$m=\frac{9-(-4)}{-1-6}=\frac{9+4}{-1-6}=\frac{13}{-7}=-\frac{13}{7}$