Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, 7) and (–4, –8)?

A.
–3

B.
-1/3

C.
1/3

D.
3

Answer 1

use the slope formula

Answer 2

\[\huge~\frac{ y2-y2 }{ x2-x1 }\]

Answer 3

(x1,y1) (x2,y2)

Answer 4

omg why am i helping?! not supposed to help, byez

Answer 5

why not D: @uri

Answer 6

and i understand the formula i did it and got -4/6 i just am lossed from there.

Answer 7

its actually D

Answer 8

how do you figure?

Answer 9

\[\frac{ -8-7 }{ -4-1 }\]

Answer 10

i love you and all but i cant bear kids like pooja @Swordsman1305

Answer 11

\[\frac{ -15 }{ -5 }=3\]

Answer 12

oh.. well pooj left

Answer 13

pooja formula was wrong
she wrote y2-y2 and its actually y2-y1

Answer 14

black i thought i was supposed to do 8-4 and 7-1?

Answer 15

yes.. i think so>? pooja right?

Answer 16

y2 is -8 and y1 is 7
so -8-7= -15

Answer 17

x2 is -4 and x1 is 1
-4-1=5

Answer 18

well anyway i dont do
y2= -8
y1= -4
x2 = 7
x1= 1
and then
-8-(-4)
7-1
and get -4/6?

Answer 19

-5*

Answer 20

so what i did is the wrong way?

Answer 21

y1 is 7 not -4

Answer 22

x1=1
y1=7
x2=-4
y2=-8

Answer 23

ugh this is soo confusing i went off what you said here http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/556de732e4b01de5673c84b4
@Black_ninja123

Answer 24

Oh i'm so sorry for that i got the numbers mixed up

Answer 25

so it was the wrong answer?

Answer 26

Use the example i just gave you

Answer 27

the answer is right

Answer 28

use this calc
http://www.mathwarehouse.com/calculators/slope-formula-calculator.php

Answer 29

so the first one is right.. you just mixed up the formula set up a bit?

Answer 30

ok well just to clarrify this one is D and the last one i asked was the right one that you gave? correct?

Answer 31

ok thanks i gave u medal

Answer 32

yes sorry I made things confusing

Answer 33

I a horrible at explaining things

Answer 34

am*

Answer 35

its ok i tagged u to another question.. perhaps u want another medal? :D