Question

Find the slope of the line passing through each of the following pair of points. (4, 0), (-2, 8)

Answer 1

slope = -
`(4)/(3)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (4, 0) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 2, 8)

m =
`(8-0)/(-2-4)` =
`(8)/(-6)` = -
`(4)/(3)`