Question

What is the slope of the line joining (8,8) and (12, 6)?

1)-2
2) - 1 / 2
3) 1/4
4) 1 / 2​

Answer 1

`\huge \boxed{ \boxed{ - (1)/(2) }}`

Explanation:

The slope of a line given two points can be found by using the formula

`m = ( y_2 - y _ 1)/(x_ 2 - x_ 1) \\`

From the question we have

`m = (6 - 8)/(12 - 8) = - (2)/(4) = - (1)/(2) \\`

We have the final answer as

`- (1)/(2) \\`

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