Question

How do you find the slope of a straight line that passes through the given pair of points (5, 6) and (-3, 1)?

Answer 1

`-5/8`

Explanation:

When given 2 coordinates, and asked to find the slope from them, we use the equation `(y_2 - y_1) / (x_2 - x_1`

Where `y_2` is the `y` coordinate in the second point given, and the `y_1` is the `y` coordinate in the first point given. The same rule applies to the `x` terms.

So, our equation would be `(1 - 6) / (-3 - 5`

`1-6=-5`

`-3 - 5=8`

our now simplified equation is `-5/8` This is the slope and your answer.

Hope this helps!