Question

Help!!!!

Find the slope of the line on the graph.
Write your answer as a fraction or a whole
number, not a mixed number or decimal.
Enter the correct answer.

Answer 1

`Slope (m) = -(2)/(3)`

Explanation:

To find the slope of the line of the graph, pick any 2 points on the line as your coordinate pairs.

Thus, on the line, let's pick 2 points as our coordinate pairs at:

When x = -6, y = 5 => (-6, 5), and

When x = 3, y = -1 => (3, -1)

Let (-6, 5) be (x1, y1), and (3, -1) be (x2, y2)

`Slope (m) = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)`

`Slope (m) = (-1 - 5)/(3 - (-6))`

`Slope (m) = (-1 - 5)/(3 + 6)`

`Slope (m) = (-6)/(9)`

`Slope (m) = -(2)/(3)`