Question

Please help I was sick and missed out on class.Thank you

Answer 1

m = -5/3

Explanation:

Slope is defined as the change in y / change in x or
`(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)`

The order of the points don't matter so we can do:

`(-1-(-6))/(5-8)=(-5)/(3)`

-5/3 is as simple as the fraction can be.