Question

Use the Slope Formula to calculate the slope of a line with these two points. Find the slope of the line that passes through (1, 9) and (8, 8).​

Answer 1

`(\stackrel{x_1}{1}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{9})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{8}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{8}) ~\hfill \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{\textit{\large rise}} {\stackrel{y_2}{8}-\stackrel{y1}{9}}}{\underset{\textit{\large run}} {\underset{x_2}{8}-\underset{x_1}{1}}} \implies \cfrac{ -1 }{ 7 } \implies - \cfrac{1 }{ 7 }`