Question

What is the slope of the line that contains these points?

Answer 1

m (slope) = -5

Explanation:

All you need to do is use 2 of these points. For this example, we will use

(13,11) and (14,6).

To solve, use rise/run. The y value (rise) goes down by 5, so your rise is -5. The x value (run) goes up by 1, so your run is 1.

Insert these values into rise/run to get -5/1. Simplify this to get -5.

Answer 2

-5

Explanation:

Use the definition of slope:

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

And replace any two coordinates into the equation:

`m=(11-6)/(13-14) \\m=(5)/(-1)\\m=-5`