Question

What is the slope of the line that contains the points in the table?

A. 3
B. -3
C. 2
D. -6
X
-2
0
2
4
y
15
9
3
-3
SUBMIT

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 2, 15) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (0, 9) ← 2 ordered pairs from the table

m =
`(9-15)/(0-(-2))` =
`(-6)/(0+2)` =
`(-6)/(2)` = - 3