Question

The slope of the line passing through ( – 5,0) and ( – 4, y) is - 1. What is the value of y?​

Answer 1

`y = -1`

Explanation:

Given

Points: (-5,0) and (-4, y)

Slope:
`m = -1`

Required

Find y

The slope (m) of a line is calculated using:

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

So, we have:

`-1 = (y - 0)/(-4 - (-5))`

`-1 = (y )/(-4 +5)`

`-1 = (y )/(1)`

`-1= y`

`y = -1`