Question

The slope of the line passing through the points (-2,6) and (6,4) is

Answer 1

`-(1)/(4)`

Explanation:

`rule of slope = (y^2-y^1)/(x^2-x^1)`

4 - 6 = -2

6 - -2 = 8

-2 ÷ 8 = -0.25 (-1/4)

Answer 2

The slope is
`-(1)/(4)`

Explanation:

Let
`(x_1,y_1)=(-2,6)` and
`(x_2,y_2)=(6,4)`.

The slope of the line passing through these two points is given by;

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

We substitute the values to obtain;

`m=(4-6)/(6--2)`

`m=(-2)/(8)`

`m=-(1)/(4)`