Question

Find the slope between the pair of points (1,3) and (7,2)

Answer 1

Answer:

             $\bold{m=-\dfrac16}$

Step-by-step explanation:

$\bold{slope\, (m)=\dfrac{change\ in\ Y}{change\ in\ X}=\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}}$

(1, 3)    ⇒   x₁ = 1,  y₁ = 3

(7, 2)    ⇒   x₂ = 7,  y₂ = 2

So the slope:

                    $\bold{m=\dfrac{2-3}{7-1}=\dfrac{-1}6=-\dfrac16}$