Question

Find the slope of the line below:

Answer 1

`\bold{m=-(2)/(5)}`

Explanation:

Slope

First, we have to find two points that hit the graph at the right place:

`(0,4)`

`(10,0)`

Then, we plug the value into the slope formula:

`\sf{Slope\:formula:(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

`(0-4)/(10-10)`

Now, we can solve:

`(0-4)/(10-0)\\\\=(-4)/(10)\\\\\bold{m=-(2)/(5)}`

Therefore, the slope of the line is
`-(2)/(5)`