Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: `(1, 3), (-3,9)`?

Answer 1

slope `m=-3/2`

Explanation:

Given -

`x_1=1`
`y_1=3`
`x_2=-3`
`y_2=9`

Slope `m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(9-3)/(-3-1)=6/(-4)=-3/2`