Question

Need help with this question for my practice

Answer 1

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)` and
`m=(-5-3)/(12+4)`

Explanation:

The correct formula for finding the slope is:

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

This formula represents the change in y over a corresponding change in x. This is a mathematical representation of "rise" (y-axis movement) over "run" (x-axis movement).

For the second question, let

`(x_1,y_1)=(-4,3)\\(x_2,y_2)=(12,-5)`

So,

`m=((-5)-(3))/((12)-(-4))\\m=(-5-3)/(12+4)`