Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-7,-2) and

(-2,-22)? Write your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

`(\stackrel{x_1}{-7}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{-2})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{-2}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{-22}) \\\\\\ \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{-22}-\stackrel{y1}{(-2)}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{-2}-\underset{x_1}{(-7)}}}\implies \cfrac{-22+2}{-2+7}\implies \cfrac{-20}{5}\implies -4`