Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (−1, 7) and (4, −1)?

Answer 1

Answer:

Option D. − 8/5

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The formula to calculate the slope between two points is equal to

$m=\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}$

we have the points

(−1, 7) and (4, −1)

substitute in the formula

$m=\frac{-1-7}{4-(-1)}$

$m=\frac{-1-7}{4+1}$

$m=\frac{-8}{5}$

$m=-\frac{8}{5}$