Question

Determine the slope of the line passing through the points (9, 4) and (-6, -7).

Answer 1

slope =
`(11)/(15)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (9, 4 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 6, - 7 )

m =
`(-7-4)/(-6-9)` =
`(-11)/(-15)` =
`(11)/(15)`