Question

Find the slope Find the slope of the line that contains the points (-8, -1) and (-5, -4).of the line that contains the points (-8, -1) and (-5, -4).

Answer 1

slope = - 1

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 8, - 1 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 5, - 4 )

m =
`(-4-(-1))/(-5-(-8))` =
`(-4+1)/(-5+8)` =
`(-3)/(3)` = - 1