To find the slope, we will use the formula;
[tex]\text{slope}=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]x₁ = -2 y₁= 4
x₂ = 1 y₂ =-5
substitute the values into the formula and then evaluate
[tex]\text{slope =}\frac{-5-4}{1+2}[/tex][tex]\text{slope}=\frac{-9}{3}[/tex]
slope = -3
