Question

Help. What is the slope of the line in the graph?

Answer 1

Hello,

As you have not provided the graph, I can teach you how to answer the question.

You are solving for the slope of the line. The slope can be found by using the following equation:

slope (signified by the variable m) =
`(y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)`

Note that the numbers does not exactly matter, only that what you set as variable
`x_1`, the y inside that coordinate will also be
`y_1`, and likewise for point 2.

For example, let us say your points for your line is (3 , 6) and (10 , 4)

Let:

`(x_1 , y_1)`
`= ( 3 , 6)`

`(x_2 , y_2) = (10 , 4)`

Plug in the corresponding numbers to the corresponding variables:

slope
`m = (4 - 6)/(10 - 3) = - (2)/(7)`

The given points will result in a
`-(2 )/(7)` slope.

Hope this helps!