Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, -6)

and (-2, 8)? Write your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

`(\stackrel{x_1}{1}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{-6})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{-2}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{8}) \\\\\\ \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{8}-\stackrel{y1}{(-6)}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{-2}-\underset{x_1}{1}}} \implies \cfrac{8 +6}{-3} \implies \cfrac{ 14 }{ -3 } \implies - \cfrac{14 }{ 3 }`