Question

What’s the slope of the line?

Answer 1

slope = -
`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

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

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