Question

Compute the slope of the line below. Enter your answer as a fraction or decimal. Use a slash mark (/) as the fraction bar if necessary.

Answer 1

The formula to find the slope of a line is:

`\begin{gathered} m=(y_(2)-y_(1))/(x_(2)-x_(1)) \\ \text{ Where m is the slope and} \\ (x_1,y_1)\text{ and }(x_2,y_2)\text{ are two points through which the line passes} \end{gathered}`

So, in this case, you have

`\begin{gathered} (x_1,y_1)=(-6,-4) \\ (x_2,y_2)=(-4,8) \\ m=(8-(-4))/(-4-(-6)) \\ m=(8+4)/(-4+6) \\ m=(12)/(2) \\ m=6 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the slope of this line is 6.