Question

Find the slope through(0,10) and (24, 6)

Answer 1

slope = -
`(1)/(6)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (0, 10 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (24, 6 )

m =
`(6-10)/(24-0)` =
`(-4)/(24)` = -
`(1)/(6)`