Question

What is the slope of the line shown in the graph?


A)

3/2



B)

2/3



C)

negative 3/4



D)

negative 2/3

Answer 1

@epicjackal117

Answer 2

@satellite73

Answer 3

@Hero

Answer 4

Do you know how to find the slope of an equation?
It is equal to:
\[\frac{y_1-y_2}{x_1-x_2}\]
Where:
\((x_1,y_1)\) is One Point on the line
\((x_2,y_2)\) is another Point on the line

Answer 5

What we need to do is to pick to points to use in the equation. I will choose:
(-3,5) and (3,1)

Answer 6

how do you know witch one is 1 and 2

Answer 7

The beauty is, it doesn't matter. You can make (1,2) as \((x_1,y_1)\) and (2,4) as \((x_2,y_2)\)
OR, you can make (2,4) as \((x_1,y_1)\) and (1,2) as \((x_2,y_2)\)

It doesn't matter what you choose for 1 and 2 :)

Answer 8

ok then how do we find the answer

Answer 9

What we need to do is to pick to points to use in the equation. I will choose:
(-3,5) and (3,1)

Answer 10

ok

Answer 11

Click on the image to see the points I chosen
I will make
\((-3,5)=(x_1,y_1)\)
\((3,1)=(x_2,y_2)\)

Now, put these values into the equation:
\[m=\frac{y_1-y_2}{x_1-x_2}\]\[m=\frac{5-1}{(-3)-3}\]\[m=\frac{4}{-6}\]\[m=\frac{2}{-3}\]\[m=-\frac{2}{3}\]
Therefore the slope, or \(m\), is \(-\frac{2}{3}\]

Answer 12

Therefore the slope, or m, is \(-\frac{2}{3}\)

Answer 13

ok can you do another

Answer 14

@Ahsome

Answer 15

Sure, just close this equation and make another, @NunChuckBoy3101 :)

Answer 16

k