Question

Use the slope formula to determine the slope of the line AB shown below. The slope is:

Answer 1

Using the slope formula, the slope of the line is -2/3

Here, given the points that lie on the line, we want to use the slope formula to determine the value of the slope

The slope formula is given below;

`\begin{gathered} m\text{ = }(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) \\ \\ (x_1,y_1)\text{ = (-2,5)} \\ (x_2,y_2)\text{ = (4,1)} \\ \\ m\text{ = }(1-5)/(4-(-2)) \\ \\ m\text{ = }(-4)/(6) \\ \\ m\text{ = -}(2)/(3) \end{gathered}`