Question

Find the slope of a line crossing through the following points (-8,4) and (6,20) answer in a simplified fraction if necessary

Answer 1

Given that the line passes through the points (-8,4) and (6,20), we can find the slope of the line below.

Step-by-step explanation

To find the slope of the line we will use the formula below;

`slope=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

From the question we can choose the coordinates to be;

`\begin{gathered} (x_1,y_1)=\left(-8,4\right) \\ (x_2,y_2)=\left(6,20\right) \end{gathered}`

Therefore,

`slope=(20-4)/(6-(-8))=(16)/(14)=(8)/(7)`

Answer: 8/7