Question

What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-1, 2) and (4, 3)?

Answer 1

`\huge \boxed{(1)/(5)}`

Explanation:

Slope formula:

`\displaystyle (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

`\displaystyle (3-2)/(4-(-1))=(1)/(5)`

Therefore, the slope is 1/5, and the correct answer is 1/5.

Answer 2

Hey there!

We use this formula to find slope:

y2 - y1/x2 - x1

Note in particular (x1, y1) means the first coordinate point and (x2, y2) means the second coordinate point

Solve:

3 - 2/4 - (-1)

m = 1/5

The slope of the line is 1/5