Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (4,1) (0,-19)

Answer 1

slope = 5

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

let (x₁, y₁ ) = (4, 1 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (0, - 19 )

substitute these values into the formula for m

m =
`(-19-1)/(0-4)` =
`(-20)/(-4)` = 5