Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: `(-7, -4) , (-2, 4)`?

Answer 1

The slope `= 8/ 5`

Explanation:

`(-7,-4) = color(blue)(x_1 , y _ 1 )`

`(-2,4) = color(blue)(x_2 , y _2 )`

The slope `= color(blue)((y_2- y_1) / (x_2 - x_1)`

`= (4 - (-4)) / (-2-(-7))`

`= (4 + 4) / (-2 + 7)`

`= 8/ 5`