Question

what is the slope of (5,2) (-1,0)

Answer 1

Solution

For this case we have the following points given:

(x1 = 5, y1= 2)

(x2 = -1, y2= 0)

And we can use this formula:

$m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}=\frac{0-2}{-1-5}=\frac{-2}{-6}=\frac{1}{3}$

And the final answer would be:

m = 1/3