Question

What is the slope of the line?

Answer 1

slope = -
`(8)/(5)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

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

m =
`(4-4)/(4+1)` =
`(-8)/(5)` = -
`(8)/(5)`