Question

What is the slope of the line containing (-3, 5) and (6, -1)?O A.O3OB.NICO23O C. -1O D. 1

Answer 1

STEP - BY - STEP EXPLANATION

What to find?

Slope.

Given:

(-3, 5) and (6, -1)

x₁ = -3 y₁=5

x₂ = 6 y₂ =-1

Step 1

Recall the formula for slope.

$slope(m)=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

Step 2

Substitute the values into the formula and simplify.

$\begin{gathered} slope(m)=\frac{-1-5}{6+3} \\ \\ =-\frac{6}{9} \\ \\ =-\frac{2}{3} \end{gathered}$

ANSWER

B. -2/3