Question

PLEASE I LOVE YOU What is the slope of the line passing through the points (−4, 7) (−8, 5) ?

Answer 1

Answer: 1/2 or 0.5

Slope formula: (y1-y2) / (x1-x1)

In this example we can set (-4,7) and (-8,5) as:

(-4,7) —> (x1,y1)

(-8,5) —> (x2,y2)

once we plug in our values for x1,y1,x2 and y2 we get:

slope=(7-5)/(-4-(-8))

(double negatives, so it simplifies to -4 + 8)

slope=2/4

slope=1/2

Hope this helped!

Answer 2

The slope is
`(1)/(2)`.

Explanation:

The formula for slope is rise over run.

The rise is the difference between 5 and 7, which is 2.

The run is the difference between -4 and -8, which 4.

2 over 4 simplifies to 1 over 2, which is
`(1)/(2)`.

Hence, the slope is
`(1)/(2)`.