Question

Find the slope of the line. Enter your answer as a reduced fraction.

Answer 1

slope m =
`(6)/(7)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

let (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 7, - 2) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (0, 4) ← 2 points on the line

substitute these values into the formula for m

m =
`(4-(-2))/(0-(-7))` =
`(4+2)/(0+7)` =
`(6)/(7)`