Question

What is the slope of the line between (-4, 4) and (-1, -2)

Answer 1

can you put this in \[\frac{ y1-y2 }{ x1-x2 }\]

Answer 2

either way works

Answer 3

Go with @KlOwNlOvE otherwise you will get confused.. :)

Answer 4

best to get as little negatives as possible

Answer 5

It is beauty that you are able to take -ve as common from denominator too otherwise it could not work either way.. :P

Answer 6

so -4--1 and --2

Answer 7

Slope = 2

Answer 8

2 or -2?

Answer 9

-4-2 = ??

Answer 10

-2

Answer 11

why are you doing -4-2? 4 looks positive to me

Answer 12

-2 -4 = ??

Answer 13

\[\frac{ 4-(-2) }{ -4-(-1) }\]

Answer 14

That is for y2 - y1

Answer 15

2 negatives will make a positive \[\frac{ 4+2 }{ -4+1 }\]

Answer 16

\[m = \frac{-2 - 4}{-1 + 4}\]

Answer 17

and thats for y2-y1^

Answer 18

@KlOwNlOvE let me delete my replies, otherwise, user will get confused.. :)

Answer 19

yall confused me a bit lol which way are we going

Answer 20

You are doing y1 - y2..

Answer 21

??

Answer 22

ok lets get started then

Answer 23

\[\frac{ 4-(-2) }{ -4-(-1) }\]

Answer 24

@KlOwNlOvE your formula is wrong

Answer 25

formula can go either way as long as x1 is lined up with y1

Answer 26

ok

Answer 27

@Eli_Moses, we two are enough to make a user get confused easily, you won't want to join us, otherwise, user will not only close this question, he or she will delete his or her OS account too.. :P

Answer 28

lol
ok

Answer 29

\[\frac{ y1-y2 }{ x1-x2 }\frac{ y2-y1 }{ x2-x1 } but no \frac{ y2-y1 }{ x1-x2 }\]

Answer 30

@KlOwNlOvE the formula you are using is giving right results but it is not standard one..

We generally chose final - initial, so y1 is initial coordinate and y2 is final..

Answer 31

a guy thatll confuse someone is phi but really good teacher

Answer 32

I can too but I don't..

Users here are already confused, so why to double their trouble..!! :P

Answer 33

He was teaching me how to do weird calculus yesterday idk how many times i got confused

Answer 34

\[\frac{ y _{2}-y _{1} }{ x _{2} - x _{1} }\]
\[(-4, 4) (-1, -2)\]
\[(x _{1}, y _{1})(x _{2}, y _{2})\]
so then
\[\frac{ (-2) - 4 }{ (-1)-(-4) }\]
or
\[\frac{ (-2)-4 }{ (-1)+4 }\]
since negative and negative equal positive. now solve...
\[\frac{ (-2) - 4 }{ (-1) +4 } = \frac{ -6 }{ 3 } = \frac{ -2 }{ 1 } = -2\]
so the answer is -2.
Your welcome.
:P

Answer 35

Checked: Slope: k = dy/dx = -2

http://www.hackmath.net/en/calculator/line-slope?x0=-4&y0=4&x1=-1&y1=-2&submit=Solve