help.... Which of the following is the slope between the points (-2, 4) and (2, -2)?

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sweetburger · Answer

lol i copy and pasted the wrong formula

anonymous · Answer

I already graphed it

sweetburger · Answer

use slope formula Slope Formula

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

hint: use the slope formula

m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

in this case

x1 = -2
y1 = 4
x2 = 2
y2 = -2

sweetburger · Answer

y2-y1/x2-x1

anonymous · Answer

can't i graph it then to rise over run?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Graphing works as well. The slope formula is a way to do it without the graph. But if you're more comfortable with the graph, then go ahead and do it that way.

anonymous · Answer

kay thanks

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

np, tell me what you get

anonymous · Answer

I got -2/3

anonymous · Answer

I got -6/2 but simplified it to -2/3

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

You have the x and y mixed, up. You should have gotten this


m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)


m = (-2-4)/(2-(-2))


m = (-2-4)/(2+2)


m = -6/4


m = -3/2

anonymous · Answer

that is what i got but i wrote it wrong sorry

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

oh hmm..not sure how you got -6/2 when you should have gotten -6/4

that's ok