Question

What is the slop of the line contains points (1,1) and (5,-5) write a answer as friction as simplest from (hint 2/1 should be simplified to 2)

Answer 1

Answer:

$-\frac{3}{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Points = (1,1) and (5,-5)

Unknown:

Slope = ?

Solution:

The slope of the a line is the ratio of the rise of a line to its run.

 Slope  = $\frac{y_{2} - y_{1} }{x_{2} - x_{1} }$  

x1  = 1

y1  = 1

x2  = 5

y2 = -5

  Insert the parameters and solve;

     Slope  = $\frac{-5 - 1}{5-1}$   = $\frac{-6}{4}$   = $-\frac{3}{2}$