Question

7. What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (14, -18) and (5, -12)?​

Answer 1

slope =
`-(2)/(3)`

Explanation:

Use the slope formula
`m = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)` to find the slope, or
`m`. The
`x_1` and
`y_1` represent the x and y values of one point, and the
`x_2` and
`y_2` represent the x and y values of another point. So, substitute the x and y values of the points (14, -18) and (5, -12) into the formula and solve:

`m = ((-12)-(-18))/((5)-(14))\\m = (-12+18)/(5-14)\\m = (6)/(-9) \\m = -(2)/(3)`

Thus, the slope is
`-(2)/(3)`.