find the slope of the line that contains (1,6)and(10,-9)

Question

find the slope of the line that contains (1,6)and(10,-9)

Answer 1

The slope of a line is Rise/Run... 

Change in y divided by change in x

 

Slope between (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) is (y₂-y₁)/(x₂ -x₁)

 

slope between (1,6) and (10,-9) is (-9-6)/(10-1) = -15/9 = -5/3