Question

What is the slope for (1,9) and (4,5)

Answer 1

Slope is: -4/3

Explanation:

Slope formula: m = y2 - y1/ x2 - x1

Coordinates: (1,9) and (4,5)

Substitution: m= 5 - 9/ 4 - 1

m = -4/3

Answer 2

The slope is
`(-4)/(3)`

Explanation:

To find the slope all we need to do is to use the formula;

slope(m) = y₂ - y₁ / x₂ - x₁

From the question given,

The points are; (1,9) and (4,5)

which implies x₁ = 1 y₁ = 9 x₂ = 4 y₂ = 5

Now, we can proceed to insert the values into the formula;

slope(m) = y₂ - y₁ / x₂ - x₁

=5 - 9 / 4 - 1

= -4/3

Therefore the slope is
`(-4)/(3)`