Question

What is the slope of the line represented by the values in the table?

(10,14) (2,-2)

Answer 1

slope = 2

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (10, 14) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (2, - 2)

m =
`(-2-14)/(2-10)` =
`(-16)/(-8)` = 2

Answer 2

slope =2

Explanation:

To find the slope, we use the formula

m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

= (-2-14)/(2-10)

= -16/-8

=2