Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (1, - 5) and (4, 1)?

Answer 1

2

Explanation:

We can use the two point to find the slope

m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

= ( 1- -5)/(4-1)

= (1+5)/(4-1)

= 6/3

=2