Question

It's already graded and I got it wrong can you tell me the answer

Answer 1

The slope is given by:

`\begin{gathered} m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) \\ \text{let:} \\ (x1,y1)=(1,-17) \\ (x2,y2)=(5,-1) \\ m=(-1-(-17))/(5-1)=(-1+17)/(4)=(16)/(4)=4 \end{gathered}`