GRADIENT 2

Find the slope of a line which passes through (-5, -2) and (6,-1)

Solution

x₁ = -5,  y₁ =-2,  x₂ = 6,  y₂ = -1

m = y2 –y1

      x2 – x1

m =   -1 –(-2)

        6 –(-5)

m =   -1 + 2

        6 + 5

m =    1

        11

Hence the slope is 1/11

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