Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through (9, 6) and (5, 5).

Answer 1

slope =
`(1)/(4)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (9, 6) and (x₃, y₃ ) = (5, 5)

m =
`(5-6)/(5-9)` =
`(-1)/(-4)` =
`(1)/(4)`