Question

How do you find the slope given (-7, 2) and (9, 6)?

Answer 1

We use the point-slope formula

`( color(green)(y_2)- color(red)(y_1) )/(color(green)(x_2)-color(red)(x_1))`

`(color(green)(-7), color(green)(2))` and `( color(red)(9), color(red)(6) )`

`(6-2)/(9- -7)`

`4/16`

`1/4`

That's the slope!