Question

What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-2,6) and (6,-3)?

Answer 1

m = -9/8 (slope)

This means 9 down, and 8 right.

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To calculate the slope, just use this formula:

`m \: = (y_(2) - y_(1))/(x_(2) - x_(1))`

y2 or x2 can also be thought of as just y and x. This is because only a slope, and one point is needed to solve for another point that fits on the line.

Given point 1 : (-2,6), and point 2 : (6,-3).

We can find slope by: point 2y - point 1y/ point 2x - point 1x =

(-3-6)/(6-(-2)) = (-9)/(8) = -9/8