Question

Can someone please help me find that slope of the line? The graph is posted here.

Answer 1

Find two points on the line...

Answer 2

To me they are :

(2, 0) and (0,5)

Answer 3

can you identify the x and y intercepts?
from the y intercept, how many units down and how many units to the right to get to the x intercept?

Answer 4

Now use the slope formula:

\[Slope = \frac{y_2 -y_1}{x_2 - x_1}\]

Answer 5

3 units down 2 to the right... i think

Answer 6

from the y intercept, (0, 5) ???

Answer 7

Why 3 ???

Answer 8

i counted three....guess thats wrong

Answer 9

Look carefully where the line intersects y axis ???

Answer 10

the rise is 4