Question

Find the slope of (3,-24)(19,-48)

Answer 1

Answer:

$-\frac{3}{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope of a line that passes through two points $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ is given by:

$m=\frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x}=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

Let:

$(x_1, y_1)=(3, -24)\\(x_2, y_2)=(19, -48)$

Substitute into slope formula:

$m=\frac{-48-(-24)}{19-3}=\frac{-24}{16}=\boxed{-\frac{3}{2}}$

Answer 2

Answer:

-3/2

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the slope, we use the slope formula

m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

   = (-48- -24)/(19 -3)

   = (-48+24)/(19-3)

   = -24/16

   = -3/2