Question

Help me with my schoolwork what is the slope of line /

Answer 1

The two points given on the line are

`\begin{gathered} (x_1,y_1)\Rightarrow(-2,9) \\ (x_2,y_2)\Rightarrow(6,1) \end{gathered}`

The slope of line that passes through (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is gotten using the formula below

`\begin{gathered} m=\frac{\text{change in y}}{\text{change in x}} \\ m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) \end{gathered}`

By substituting the values, we will have

`\begin{gathered} m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) \\ m=(1-9)/(6-(-2)) \\ m=-(8)/(6+2) \\ m=-(8)/(8) \\ m=-1 \end{gathered}`

Therefore,

The slope of the line = -1