Question

What is the slope of the line on the graph?

Answer 1

slope =
`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 4, 0) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (0, 2) ← 2 points on the line

m =
`(2-0)/(0+4)` =
`(2)/(4)` =
`(1)/(2)`