Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (5,11) and (6,2)?

Answer 1

the slope is -9

Explanation:

since this a linear equation when finding a slope you can use the given points to find slope.

so the points given are (5,11) and (6,2). this number signify the position of a point in the graph. for example point(5,11) means the point is right 5, up 11.

also when graphing, (x,y) is how the points are plotted. so 5 is x and 6 is y.

to find the slope, the formula is Δy/Δx

so: Δy/Δx= 11-2/5-6 =-9

remember to subtract the y points from the x points

ps. i hope this helps

Answer 2

-9/1

y2-y1/x2-x1

(2-11)/(6-5)

=-9