Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (0, 4) and (−8, −1)?

Answer 1

The answer is

`(5)/(8) \\`

Explanation:

The slope of a line given two points can be found by using the formula

`m = ( y_2 - y _ 1)/(x_ 2 - x_ 1) \\`

where

(x1 , y1) and (x2 , y2) are the points

From the question the points are

(0, 4) and (−8, −1)

The slope is

`m = ( - 1 - 4)/( - 8 - 0) = ( - 5)/( - 8) = (5)/(8) \\`

We have the final answer as

`(5)/(8) \\`

Hope this helps you