Question

A line contains the points (−26, −37)(−26, −37) and (−32, −61)(−32, −61) . What is the slope of the line in simplified form?

Answer 1

Slope = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1) = (-61 - (-37))/(-32 - (-26)) = (-61 + 37)/(-32 + 26) = -24/-6 = 4

Therefore, slope = 4