Question

Use the figure shown. Find the slope of the line.

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4
3
C(-2,2)
B(-4, 2)
2
1
A(-2, 1)
-7-6-5-4-3-2
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X
The slope is

Answer 1

The slope is
`-(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

With points A(-2, 1), and B(-4, 2), slope (m) of the line can be calculated using the formula
`m = (y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)`,

Where,

`y_2 = 2`

`y_1 = 1`

`x_2 = -4`

`x_1 = -2`

Plug in the values into the slope formula:

`m = (2 - 1)/(-4 -(-2))`

`m = (2 - 1)/(-4 + 2)`

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

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