Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2, 2), and (-4, -2)?

Answer 1

To solve this you would use the equation m=y2-y1/x2-x1. So, first fill in the equation with the numbers from the points.

Answer 2

So youd do,4- -2/ -4-2?

Answer 3

Not quite. You would take the y in the second point so -2 and subtract it by the y in the first point so you would have -2-2. Then you would do the same as above but with x, giving you -4 - (-)2. Solve for both and the divide the first number by the second number. Do you understand?

Answer 4

so take -2-2 and subtract?

Answer 5

@ThatGoodmanGuy

Answer 6

The slops is rise/run, so you subtract the two x values from each other and the two y values from each other and you get the slope

Answer 7

Yes. That will give you -4. For the second part you would subtract -4 and -2 which should give you -2. Then you would divide -4 by -2.

Answer 8

So the answer is 2?

Answer 9

Yes, that's what I got.

Answer 10

The formula for this is \[y2 -y1\div x2 -x1.\]

Answer 11

Thanks!

Answer 12

No problem.