Question

What is the slope of the line passing through points A(−18,24) and B(16,−8)?
Enter your answer as a ratio, in simplest form, like this: 42/53

Answer 1

       y2-y1     -8-24        -32     -1*2*2*2*4      16
M= --------- = ----------- = ------ = --------------- = ------
       x2-x1      16-(-18)     -2       -1*2                  1