Question

What is the slope of the line that contains points (2,9) and (8,7) ?

Answer 1

Slope (M) = -0.33333333333333
θ = 341.56505117708°
distance (D) = 6.3245553203368
ΔX = 6
ΔY = -2

Answer 2

slope = change in y over change in x

y = 7-9 = -2

x = 8-2 =6

 slope = -2/6 = -1/3