Question

A line with a slope of the -5 passes through the points (-4, s)and (-7, 6). What is the value of s ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up the slope formula to solve for the unknown:

$\frac{6-s}{-7-(-4)}=-5$ which simplifies to

$\frac{6-s}{-7+4}=-5$ which simplifies a bit more to

$\frac{6-s}{-3}=-5$ Multiply both sides by -3 to get rid of the fraction, leaving you with:

6 - s = 15 and

-s = 9 so

s = -9