Question

What is the slope of the line that connects the points
(-2,6) and (4,0) ?

Answer 1

`m=-1`

Explanation:

Slope Formula:
`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

Simply plug in the 2 coordinates into the slope formula to find slope m:

`m=(0-6)/(4-(-2))`

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

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

`m=-1`