Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through the pair of points listed below.

(8,-4), (-6, -3)

Answer 1

slope = -
`(1)/(14)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (8, - 4 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 6, - 3 )

m =
`(-3-(-4))/(-6-8)` =
`(-3+4)/(-14)` =
`(1)/(-14)` = -
`(1)/(14)`