Find the slope of the line passing through the pair of points: (9, 5) and (4, 1).
My answer is : -4/5
Is this correct?
Thanks.
It appears to be... m= y2-y1 / x2-x1 = - 4/5
almost you rise and then run - both in a positive direction. your slope would be 4/5
Yes, your answer is correct. The slope of a line passing through two points can be found using the formula:
m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
Let's substitute the coordinates of the given points into the formula:
m = (1 - 5) / (4 - 9)
Simplifying:
m = (-4) / (-5)
The negative signs cancel out:
m = 4 / 5
Therefore, the slope of the line passing through the points (9, 5) and (4, 1) is -4/5. Well done!