Question

Use the graph to answer the question. Find the slope

Answer 1

We can take the two points given and plug them into the slope formula.


`\sf~m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

(-3, 3), (1, -5)
x1 y1 x2 y2


`\sf~m=(-5-3)/(1-(-3))`

Subtract:


`\sf~m=(-8)/(4)`

Divide:


`\sf~m=-2`