Question

Which of the following is the slope between the two points (1, 5) and (6, 4)?

1 over 5

negative 1 over 5

5

-5

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 1

use the slope formula

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

Answer 2

In this case

x1 = 1
y1 = 5

x2 = 6
y2 = 4

Answer 3

answer is -1/5

Answer 4

http://sketchtoy.com/32769295 Like this @jim_thompson5910 ?

Answer 5

x2 doesn't mean x^2

x2 is just the second x coordinate

Answer 6

I know, I just did that to mark it.

Answer 7

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

m = (4-5)/(6-1)

m = -1/5

Answer 8

oh then you would mark the 2 below the x like this

Answer 9

Thanks again!

Answer 10

np