Question

What is the slope of the line through (-10,1)(−10,1)left parenthesis, minus, 10, comma, 1, right parenthesis and (0,-4)(0,−4)left parenthesis, 0, comma, minus, 4, right parenthesis?

Answer 1

-1/2

Explanation:

Slope is calculated as ...

(change in y)/(change in x) = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1)

= (-4 -1)/(0 -(-10)) = -5/10 = -1/2

The slope of the line is -1/2.