Question

What us the slope of this line

Answer 1

slope =
`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

Calculate slope m using the slope formula

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

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

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