Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the points $(4,6)$ and $(-1,-2)$?

• A. $\frac{4}{3}$
• B. $\frac{3}{4}$
• C. $\frac{8}{5}$
• D. $\frac{5}{8}$
• E. $\frac{-8}{5}$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$\frac{8}{5}$

Slope of the line passing through the points $(4,6)$ and $(-1,-2)$ is given by $\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{-2-6}{-1-4}$ $=\frac{8}{5}$
Therefore, option C is correct.