Question

Find the slope of the line containing the pair of points.
(-9,- 8) and (-8,-6)

Answer 1

`(2)/(1)` which is just 2

Explanation:

slope =
`(y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)`

So plug the numbers in, now it should look like
`(-6 - (-8))/(-8 - (-9))`

-6 - (-8) = 2

-8 - (-9) = 1

So the slope is
`(2)/(1)`

Answer 2

slope = 2

Explanation:

-8 - -6 / -9 - -8 = 2