Find the slope of a line that passes through (–10, –1) and (5, - 4).

Question

Responses

-3

1
-1/5
1/3

Answer 1

To find the slope of a line that passes through two points, we use the formula:

slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)

Given the points (-10, -1) and (5, -4), we can plug the values into the formula:

slope = (-4 - (-1)) / (5 - (-10))
slope = (-4 + 1) / (5 + 10)
slope = -3 / 15
slope = -1/5

Therefore, the slope of the line passing through (-10, -1) and (5, -4) is -1/5.