Question

Find the slope of the line containing the points (0, 3) and (-6, 1)

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the slope of any linear line you would have to use the formula $\frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1} }$.

(-6 , 1) = ($x_{2}$, $y_{2}$)

(0 , 3) = ($x_{1}$, $y_{1}$)

Now you would insert the values into the formula....

$\frac{1-3}{(-6)-0}$ = $\frac{-2}{-6}$ = $\frac{1}{3}$

1/3 is your answer.

If you want to check your answer, you would use the formula mx + b= y

m= slope

x = the x-coordinate in either of the coordinates

b= the y-intercept

y = the y-coordinate of the coordinate you chose

mx +b = $\frac{1}{3}$(-6) +3 = -2 +3 = 1

1/3 is the correct answer

Hope this helps!!!