Question

What is the slope of the line?

Answer 1

slope =
`(1)/(3)`

Explanation:

To calculate the slope m use the slope formula

m = ( y₂ - y₁ ) / ( x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (-4, - 3) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (2, - 1) ← 2 points on the line

m =
`(-1+3)/(2+4)` =
`(2)/(6)` =
`(1)/(3)`