Find the slope of the line that passes through the pair of points.
(- 41.91,4.4) and (1.91,3.3)
The slope is __
using the usual formula, the slope is
∆y/∆x = (4.4-3.3)/(-41.91-1.91) = ____
4.4 - 3.3 = 1.1
-41.91 - 1.91 = -43.82
To find the slope of a line passing through two points, we can use the slope formula:
slope (m) = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
Let's apply the formula using the given points:
Point 1: (x1, y1) = (-41.91, 4.4)
Point 2: (x2, y2) = (1.91, 3.3)
Now we can substitute the values into the slope formula:
m = (3.3 - 4.4) / (1.91 - (-41.91))
Simplifying the formula further:
m = (3.3 - 4.4) / (1.91 + 41.91)
= (-1.1) / (43.82)
≈ -0.025
Therefore, the slope of the line passing through the given points is approximately -0.025.