Question

What is the slope of a line that contains the points (1 -2) and (4, -3).

Answer 1

Answer:

$-\frac{1}{3}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the definition of slope:

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

Replace the values in the equation and solve:

$m=\frac{-3-(-2)}{4-1} \\m=\frac{-1}{3}\\m=-\frac{1}{3}$