Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (1, −5) and (4, 1)? −45 54 2 −2

Answer 1

Slope=m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
m=(1-(-5))/(4-1)
m=(1+5)/(3)
m=6/3
Slope=m=2

Answer 2

Slope of the line passing through the points (1, −5) and (4, 1) is 2 .

Explanation:

The equation of the slope is given by

`m = (y_(2)-y_(1))/(x_(2)-x_(1))`

As given

line passing through the points (1, −5) and (4, 1) .

`m = (1-(-5))/(4-1)`

`m = (1+5)/(4-1)`

`m = (6)/(3)`

m = 2

Therefore the slope of the line passing through the points (1, −5) and (4, 1) is 2 .