Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points ( − 1 , − 7 ) (−1,−7) and ( 1 , − 13 ) (1,−13)? Write your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

Answer:

$y = -3x -10$

Step-by-step explanation:

Slope-intercept formula: $\frac{y_2-y_2}{x_2-x_1}$

Find slope of  (−1, −7) and (1, -13)

$\frac{y_2-y_2}{x_2-x_1}\\\\\\frac{-13-(-7)}{1-(-1)}\\\\\\frac{-6}{2}\\\\\-3$

$y = mx + b$

$y = -3x +b$

$y = -3x +b\\-7 = -3(-1) + b\\-7 = 3 +b\\-3 -3\\-10 = b$

$y = -3x -10$

Hope this helps!