Question

draw a line representing the rise and a line repenting the run of the line. state the slope of the line in simplest

Answer 1

You need to select two points on the line:

The rise is the vertical distance, and the run is the horizontal distance:

Rise: Use the coordinates in y to find the rise:

$rise=-5.5-(-1)=-5.5+1=-4.5$

Run: Use the coordinates in x to find the run:

$\text{run}=0-9=-9$The slope (m) is: 1/2 or 0.5$\begin{gathered} m=\frac{rise}{\text{run}} \\ \\ m=\frac{-4.5}{-9}=\frac{1}{2} \end{gathered}$