Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2,1) and (17,-17)​

Answer 1

hi

You have two points A ( X;Y) and B ( X ; Y)

slope is : ( Yb -Ya) / (Xb -Xa )

A(2 ; 1) and B (17 ; - 17)

so : (-17 - 1 ) / (17 -2) = -18/ 15 = - 6*3 / 5*3 = -6/5