Question

What is the slope of the line? that passes through (1,5) and (-2,-4)
a.-1/3
b.-3
c.1/3
d.3

@SolomonZelman @sam.

Answer 1

The slope is the rise/run.\[y _{2}-y _{1}/x _{2}-x _{1}\]

\[y _{2}=-4\]\[y _{1}=5\]\[x _{1}=1\]\[x _{2}=-2\]

Answer 2

can you help me with the answer

Answer 3

Did you plug the numbers into the equation?