Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through (8, 9) and (2, 8).

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or integer.

Answer 1

`(\stackrel{x_1}{8}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{9})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{2}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{8}) ~\hfill~ \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{\textit{\large rise}} {\stackrel{y_2}{8}-\stackrel{y1}{9}}}{\underset{\textit{\large run}} {\underset{x_2}{2}-\underset{x_1}{8}}} \implies \cfrac{ -1 }{ -6 } \implies \cfrac{1}{6}`