Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (4, -2)and (24, -17) ? Write your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

`- (3)/(4)`

Explanation:

`\boxed{slope = (y1 - y2)/(x1 - x2)}`

☆ (x₁, y₁) is the 1st coordinate and (x₂, y₂) is the 2nd coordinate

Slope of the line

`=( - 2 - ( - 17))/(4 - 24) \\ = ( - 2 + 17)/( - 20) \\ = (15)/( - 20) \\ = - (3)/(4)`