Question

What is the slope of line m?

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A. - 1/3
B. 3
C. -3
D. 1/3

Answer 1

You can find the line using two points on the line.
There are two given points with their coordinates.
Can you write the coordinates of both points below?

Answer 2

(2,0) and (0,6) @mathstudent55

Answer 3

slope is rise to run.

Answer 4

Good.
To find the slope using two points, first, subtract the two y-values.
What do you get?

Answer 5

BTW, it's (0, -6). Be careful. It's hard to see the negative sign on the -6.

Answer 6

6

Answer 7

Ok.
Now subtract the x-values in the same order.

Answer 8

2

Answer 9

Good.
Now divide the difference in y by the difference in x. That is the slope of line m.

Answer 10

slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
(2,0)..x1 = 2 and y1 = 0
(0,-6)...x2 = 0 and y2 = -6
now sub
slope = (-6 - 0) / (0 - 2)
can you finish ?

Answer 11

=3

Answer 12

The slope of the line containing the points \((x_1, y_1) \) and \((x_2, y_2) \) is

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

The important this is that when you subtract the y- and x-coordinates, you need to do both subtractions in the same order.

Answer 13

Correct.

Answer 14

WHOOP...WHOOP...WHOOP...you got it :)

Answer 15

thank you guy:)

Answer 16

You're welcome.