Question

Find the slope of the line that goes through the given points (-8 -9) and (-5,3)

Answer 1

The slope formula:

$m=\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

We have the points (-8, -9) and (-5, 3).

Substitute

$m=\dfrac{3-(-9)}{-5-(-8)}=\dfrac{3+9}{-5+8}=\dfrac{12}{3}=4$