Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-6, -6) and

(-9, -5)? Write your answer in simplest form

Answer 1

Answer: -1/3

Work Shown:

`(x_1,y_1) = (-6,-6) \text{ and } (x_2,y_2) = (-9,-5)\\\\m = (y_(2) - y_(1))/(x_(2) - x_(1))\\\\m = (-5 - (-6))/(-9 - (-6))\\\\m = (-5 + 6)/(-9 + 6)\\\\m = (1)/(-3)\\\\m = -(1)/(3)\\\\`

A slope of -1/3 means that we move down 1 and to the right 3.