Question

What is the slope of the following linear function?

Answer 1

slope = - 1

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = A (0, 2 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = B (2, 0 )

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