Question

How do you find the slope of (-1, -1) and (5, -3)?

Answer 1

Slope: `-1/3`

Explanation:

The slope can be found by using the slope formula: `m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1):`

If we let `(-1,-1)->(color(blue)(x_1),color(red)(y_1))` and `(5,-3)->(color(blue)(x_2),color(red)(y_2))`, then...

`m=color(red)(-3-(-1))/color(blue)(5-(-1))=color(red)(-3+1)/color(blue)(5+1)=-2/6=-1/3larr` Slope