Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (1, -5) and (4, 1)?

A.
2


B.
-4/5


C.
5/4


D.
-2
@Destinymasha

Answer 1

@campbell_st @ganeshie8

Answer 2

\[\frac{ y2 - y1}{ x2 - x1}\]

Answer 3

just use the formula above....

Answer 4

@shrutipande9

Answer 5

If you have pick one from N answers , solution may be:

1. determine if line have positive slope (if x rise then y rise). In your case it's true. So possible good answers are 2 and 5/4. Then easy check that slope 2 is right or 5/4 is wrong. 5/4 is wrong because is 5/4 = -y1/x2 and this isn't formula for slope