Question

(4,-2) and (24,-17) finding the slope from points

Answer 1

Use the equation for the slope:

`slope = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)`
The two points are equal to (x1, y1) and (x2, y2).

So choose one of your points to be (x1, y1). Let's choose (4, -2). That means x1 = 4 and y1 = -2.
The other point would then be (x2, y2). So x2 = 24 and y2 = -17.

Now put these values in to the equation:

`Slope = (-17-(-2))/(24-4) = (-15)/(20) = (-3)/(4)`

The slope is -3/4.