Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (4, 1 ) and ( 7, -3)?

Answer 1

The answer is

`- (4)/(3) \\`

Explanation:

The slope of a line given two points can be found by using the formula

`m = ( y_2 - y _ 1)/(x_ 2 - x_ 1) \\`

where

(x1 , y1) and (x2 , y2) are the points

From the question the points are

(4, 1 ) and ( 7, -3)

The slope is

`m = ( - 3 - 1)/(7 - 4) = ( - 4)/(3) = - (4)/(3) \\`

We have the final answer as

`- (4)/(3) \\`

Hope this helps you