How do you find the slope of (6, -2), (5, -4)(6,2),(5,4)?

1 Answer
May 4, 2018

m = 2m=2

Explanation:

To find the slope between two points, calculate the ratio between the rise, or the change in y-coordinates (vertical distance) and the run, or the change in x-coordinates (horizontal distance):

-4 -4 ((-2) =2)= -22 (rise)
5 - 6 = 56=-11 (run)

m = (-2)/-1 = 2m=21=2

Note that slope is represented by the variable "mm" because the Cartesian Coordinate Plane was invented by a French mathematician, and the French word for "climb" is monter.