Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points. (4,3) and (-6,-5)

Answer 1

Slope formula:

`m=((y2-y1))/((x2-x1))`

We have:

Point 1 = (x1,y1)= (4,3)

Point 2 = (x2,y2) = (-6,-5)

Replace in the formula:

`m=\frac{(-5-3)}{(-6-4)\text{ }}=(-8)/(-10)=(4)/(5)`