Question

What is the slope of a line passing through the points (2, 5) and (0, -4)? Enter your answer in the box.​

Answer 1

slope =
`(9)/(2)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

let (x₁, y₁ ) = (2, 5 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (0, - 4 )

substitute these values into the formula for m

m =
`(-4-5)/(0-2)` =
`(-9)/(-2)` =
`(9)/(2)`