Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (-3, 4) and (2, -1)?

Answer 1

- 1

Explanation:

Mathematically, slope = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

Here,

(x1, y1) = (-3, 4) ; (x2, y2) = (2, - 1) or vice versa

Slope = (-1 - 4)/(2 - (-3))

= -5/5

= - 1