Question

Find the slope (if defined) of the line that passes through the given points. (-1, 6) and (5, 5)

Answer 1

- 1/6

Explanation:

Use the following equation to calculate slope between two points:

( Y2 - Y1 ) / ( X2 - X1 )

What's Y2? Y1? X2? X1?

( -1, 6 )

-1 = X1

6 = Y1

( 5, 5 )

5 = X2

5 = Y2

So when we plug in those numbers:

5 - 6 = - 1

5 - (-1) = 6

- 1/6

Answer 2

The solution for your question is-1/6