Question

Find the slope of the passing through the points (1, 6) and (-4, 2).

Answer 1

Let A = (1, 6) and B = (-4, 2)
$\therefore$ Slope of AB = $\frac{2-6}{-4-1}=\frac{-4}{-5}=\frac{4}{5}$ (Using slope = $\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$)