Question

What is the slope of the line going through the points (2,5) and (-4,-1)?

Answer 1

The slope is 1.

Use the formula m=y2-y1/x2-x1 to plug in the x and y values and subtract.

-1-5/-4-2=-6/-6

-6/-6 simplifies to 1.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer: The answer is 1.

Step-by-step explanation: The entered points belong to an increasing, linear function.

Equation: y = 1x + 3.