Formula for slope: [tex]\frac{y2 - y1}{x2 - x1}[/tex]
y₂: 6
y₁: 8
x₂: 1
x₁: -2
Plug them into the slope equation:
[tex]\frac{6 - 8}{1 - (-2)}[/tex]
--> [tex]\frac{-2}{1 + 2}[/tex]
---> [tex]-\frac{2}{3}[/tex]
The slope is [tex]-\frac{2}{3}[/tex].
The slope of this question would be -2/3 because you would do y2-y1 over X2-X1. I was always taught for this equation that X's are the table legs, and the y's are the food to a picnic table. so you would do...
6-8 over 1-(-2). A negative minus a negative = a positive. So, therefore you get -2 over 3.
