Question

Find the slope (2,4) and (-4,1)

Answer 1

slope =
`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

let (x₁, y₁ ) = (2, 4 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 4, 1 )

substitute these values into the formula for m

m =
`(1-4)/(-4-2)` =
`(-3)/(-6)` =
`(1)/(2)`