Question

Find the slope of the line containing the points (-2, -8) and (6,-4).

Answer 1

`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

Use the following formula:

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

Let:

`(x_1 , y_1) = (-2 , -8)\\(x_2 , y_2) = (6 , -4)`

Plug in the corresponding numbers to the corresponding variables:

`m = (y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1) = (-4 - (-8))/(6 - (-2)) = (-4 + 8)/(6 + 2) = (4)/(8)`

Simplify the slope:

`((4)/(8) )/((4)/(4)) = (1)/(2)`

`(1)/(2)` is your answer.