Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 8 - Section 8.3 - The Slope of a Line - Exercises - Page 309: 2

Answer

$-\frac{5}{2}$

Work Step by Step

We solve using the equation for slope: $\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$ $\frac{2-7}{6-4}=\frac{-5}{2}=-5/2$
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