Question

A student found the slope of a line that passes through the points (-8, -6) and (2, -3) to be 3/10.

What mistake did she make?
A - She calculated the run over the rise.
B - She forgot the negative sign.
C - She used the negative reciprocal of the slope.
D - She did not make a mistake. That is the correct slope.

Answer 1

Its C, edge 2021

Explanation:

No, she did not substitute the correct x and y values.

Answer 2

D she is correct because if you use the formula to find a slope it gives u 3/10