Question

Which of the following is the slope between the points (0, -10) and (-4, 0)?
a. 2/5
b.-2/5
c.-5/2
d.5/2

Answer 1

Do you know how to find the slope between 2 points?

Answer 2

know the formula to find slope ?

Answer 3

The slope of the line through points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is given by :

\(\huge m=\frac{y_1-y_2}{x_1-x_2}\)

now,just put the values and find m.

Answer 4

so what slope did u get ?

Answer 5

I don't understand slope can you explain how i am supposed to set up the equation and then i could solve it

Answer 6

First point , (0,-10) compare it with (x1,y1)
u get x1=0, y1=-10
in same way find x2 and y2
and put all these 4 values in the formula i gave you to find slope =m

Answer 7

so would it be 0,-4/-10,0 for the equation?

Answer 8

the numerator has y-values

Answer 9

so in the numerator, its -10-0
got this ?
what will be in the denominator then ?

Answer 10

the denominator would be -4-0 ?

Answer 11

i meant 0-4 ?

Answer 12

u missed a - *minus* sign
\(\huge 0-(-4)= 0+4=? \)

Answer 13

one minus sign comes from formula and one from the fact that the co-ordinate itself is negative , its -4

Answer 14

so would the equation be -10-0/0+4

Answer 15

yes! correct :)
m=(-10-0)/(0+4)

Answer 16

so m= ?

Answer 17

hold on im working out the problem now

Answer 18

so the answer would be -5/2

Answer 19

yes, that is absolutely correct! good :)

Answer 20

ok thank you so much :)

Answer 21

welcome ^_^