What is the slope of the line that passes through the points $(-5, -4)$ and $(-1, -9)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-12T23:40:49

$-5/4$

To find the slope using two points, divide the difference of the y-coordinates by the difference of the x-coordinates.

$(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

Plug the points in:

$(-9-(-4))/(-1-(-5))$

$-5/4$

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-5, -4)(-5, -4) and (-1, -9)(-1, -9)?