Question

Find the slope of the line between the following points:

(27, 11) and (11, 3)
Record your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

the slope equals 1/2.

Answer 2

slope =
`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (27, 11) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (11, 3)

m =
`(3-11)/(11-27)` =
`(-8)/(-16)` =
`(1)/(2)`