Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through (9, 6) and (4, 5).

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or integer.

Answer 1

slope =
`(1)/(5)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (9, 6 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, 5 )

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