Question

How do you find the slope of (5, 1) and (4, 6)?

Answer 1

`"slope "=-5`

Explanation:

`"to calculate the slope m use the "color(blue)"gradient formula"`

`•color(white)(x)m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

`"let "(x_1,y_1)=(5,1)" and "(x_2,y_2)=(4,6)`

`rArrm=(6-1)/(4-5)=5/(-1)=-5`