Question

Use the coordinates of the plotted points to complete the calculation below. Pay

attention to negative signs.

Answer 1

first box: 3

second box: 1

third box: -3

fourth box: 1

fifth box: -3

Answer 2

The missing values are 3 and 1, which gives the fraction -3/1 and a slope of -3.

Explanation:

The given points are (1,6) and (2,3). Where (1,6) is the first point and (2,3) is the second point.

The slope is defined as

`m=(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )=(3-6)/(2-1)=(-3)/(1) \\ m=-3`

Therefore, the missing values are 3 and 1, which gives the fraction -3/1 and a slope of -3.

Additionally, the slope indicates a decreasing behaviour.