Question

Find the slope of the line between the following two points (-5,-1), (-1,9)

Answer 1

Answer: The slope of the line is -2

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use the formula $\frac{y_{2} -y_{1} }{x_{2} -x_{1} }$ to solve to for this

$\frac{-9--1}{-1--5} \\\frac{-8}{4} \\-2$