What is the slope of the line through the points (-4, 2) and (-16, -6)

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Bernhard Wagner · Answer 1 · 2021-09-10T20:03:18+0000

Answer:

m = (2)/(3)

Explanation:

Use the following equation:

slope
(m) = (y^2 - y^1)/(x^2 - x^1)

Set the variables with the points:

$(x_1 , y_1) = (-16 , -6)\\(x_2 , y_2) = (-4 , 2)\\$

Plug in the corresponding numbers to the corresponding variables in the equation:

m = (2 - (-6))/(-4 - (-16))

m = (2 - (-6))/(- 4 - (-16)) = (2 + 6)/(16 - 4) = (8)/(12)

slope
m = (8)/(12)
= (2)/(3) (simplified)

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