Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: `(1, 3), (6,2)`?

Answer 1

slope (m) = `-1/5`

Explanation:

To calculate the slope of a line passing through 2 points :

Use the gradient formula : `m =( y_2 - y_1 )/(x_2 - x_1)`

in this question let`(x_1 , y_1 ) = (1 , 3 ) , (x_2 , y_2 ) = (6 , 2 )`

[substitute into the formula to obtain m] :

`m =( 2 - 3) /(6 - 1 ) =( -1)/5 = -1/5`