Question

A surveyors map is drawn on a coordinated grid. Find the slope m of the line passing through two labeled points

Answer 1

The given points are

(-17,16)=(x1,y1)

(22,-2)=(x2,y2)

We have the next formula

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

We substitute

`m=(-2-16)/(22+17)=(-18)/(39)=-(6)/(13)`

ANSWER

The slope is -6/13