Question

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

Answer 1

2/3

Explanation:

Answer 2

`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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