Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2,4) and (-5,-6)

Answer 1

$\bf (\stackrel{x_1}{-2}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{4})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{-5}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{-6}) \\\\\\ slope = m\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise}{ y_2- y_1}}{\stackrel{run}{ x_2- x_1}}\implies \cfrac{-6-4}{-5-(-2)}\implies \cfrac{-10}{-5+2}\implies \cfrac{-10}{-3}\implies \cfrac{10}{3}$