Question

Given the following two ordered pairs calculate the rate of the function.

(−9, −4) and (−3, −16)



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m=

Answer 1

m=-2

Explanation:

Recall slope (m) can be found using the following:

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

For this problem, let:

`(x_1,y_1)=(-9,-4)\\(x_2,y_2)=(-3,-16)`

So,

`m=((-16)-(-4))/((-3)-(-9))\\m=((-16)+4)/((-3)+9)\\m=(-12)/(6)\\m=-2`