Question

What is the slop of the line contains points (1,1) and (5,-5) write a answer as friction as simplest from (hint 2/1 should be simplified to 2)

Answer 1

`-(3)/(2)`

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Points = (1,1) and (5,-5)

Unknown:

Slope = ?

Solution:

The slope of the a line is the ratio of the rise of a line to its run.

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

x1 = 1

y1 = 1

x2 = 5

y2 = -5

Insert the parameters and solve;

Slope =
`(-5 - 1)/(5-1)` =
`(-6)/(4)` =
`-(3)/(2)`