Question

What is the slope to this graph?

Answer 1

slope = -
`(3)/(2)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 2, 4) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (2, - 2) ← 2 points on the line

m =
`(-2-4)/(2-(-2))` =
`(-6)/(2+2)` =
`(-6)/(4)` = -
`(3)/(2)`