Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through (98, 27) and (62, -50). Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or integer.​

Answer 1

Answer:

77/36

Step-by-step explanation:

Key skills needed: Slope formula

1) You need to use the slope formula in order to solve this equation. The slope formula is:

Given 2 points $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(y_2, y_1)$, the way to find slope is: $\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

2) Using this, we can find the slope.

• 98 is $x_1$
• 27 is $y_1$
• 62 is $x_2$
• -50 is $y_2$

We would do --> $\frac{-50-27}{62-98}$ which simplifies into $\frac{-77}{-36}$ which is $\frac{77}{36}$ (cancel out the negatives and you will get that) $\frac{77}{36}$ is the answer.