Question

What is the slope of the line through the points (-2, -1) and (4, 3)?

Answer 1

2/3.

Explanation:

Slope = difference in y values / difference in x values.

= (3 - -1) / (4 - -2)

= 4 / 6

= 2/3.

Answer 2

slope =
`(2)/(3)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 2, - 1) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, 3)

m =
`(3+1)/(4+2)` =
`(4)/(6)` =
`(2)/(3)`