Help me with this math problem please?

Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-07-17 01:33:45

Social Science

5 answers

Find the slope of the line containing the points (5, -1) and (-8, -4).

Anonymous

Slope of line: -1--4/5--8 = 3/13
Anonymous

the slope of the line containing the points (a,b) and (c,d) is (a-c)/(b-d)
Anonymous

..............-1 - (-4).....3 Slope = ----------- = ----.........ANS ...............5 - (-8).....13
Anonymous

Δy/Δx = (-4 - -1) / (-8 - 5) = -3/-13 = 3/13 is the slope
Anonymous

Slope = change in y / change in x. (-4 - (-1)) / (-8 - 5) = -3/-13 = 3/13 slope. Final.