Question

What is the slope of the line?



A. -1/7




B. 1/7


C.
–1

D.
1

Answer 1

Can you post the picture?

Answer 2

@rebeccaxhawaii aye

Answer 3

Use the formula : \[ m = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1} \]

Answer 4

okay

Answer 5

-1/7?

Answer 6

Not quite, can you show the steps ?

Answer 7

rise/run. put the number of units it goes up or down over how many units it goes right

Answer 8

woops 1/7

Answer 9

\[ m = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1} = \frac{4-(-3)}{-5-2} = \frac{7}{-7} = -1 \]