Question

A line has a slope of 1 the points are (8,-5) and (g,-6) solve for g

Answer 1

slope = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

1 =(-6-(-5))/(g-8)

1 =(-6+5)/(g-8)

multiply each side by g-8

g-8 = (-6+5)

g-8 = -1

add 8 for each side

g = 7