[tex]\bf (\stackrel{x_1}{-1}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{-7})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{-9}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{-2}) ~\hfill \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{-2}-\stackrel{y1}{(-7)}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{-9}-\underset{x_1}{(-1)}}}\implies \cfrac{-2+7}{-9+1}\implies -\cfrac{5}{8}[/tex]
Answer:
The answer to your question is m = [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Data
A (-1, -7)
B (-9, -2)
Formula
slope = m = [tex]\frac{y2 - y1}{x2 - x1}[/tex]
Use the slope formula to find the answer. Just substitute the values and simplify them.
Substitution
x1 = -1
x2 = -9
y1 = -7
y2 = -2
m = [tex]\frac{-2 + 7}{-9 + 1}[/tex]
Simplification
m =- [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex]
Result
m =- [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex]
