Question

what is the slope of (1,-3) and (-1,5)

Answer 1

Welcome to OpenStudy! Do you know the slope formula?

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

Ok, the slope formula is \(\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\). Do you know how to substitute the points into this?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

Good :)

Answer 6

i got 2/-2

Answer 7

Ok, I am calculating something different, would you mind telling me what you put into the formula? :)

Answer 8

5-(-3)/-1-1

Answer 9

That is correct, but what does subtracting a negative number mean?

Answer 10

to be honest i forgot

Answer 11

hello

Answer 12

doesn't it mean that the the number it equals must be a negative

Answer 13

please help

Answer 14

whoops, sorry, didn't get a notification

Answer 15

subtracting a negative number is the same as adding

Answer 16

does that mean its 8/-2

Answer 17

yep :)

Answer 18

Which simplifies to?

Answer 19

i don't know how to simplify those two

Answer 20

4