Question

Find the slope of the line through the given points.

Answer 1

m = 3

Explanation:

Pre-Solving

We are given the following points:
(-2, -8) and (2,4)

We want to find the slope (m) of this line.

We can use the formula
`(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)` where
`(x_1,y_1)` and
`(x_2,y_2)` are points.

As we are already given 2 points, we can label the values of the points.

`x_1=-2\\y_1=-8\\x_2=2\\y_2=4`

Solving

Now, substitute these values into the formula.

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

`m=(4--8)/(2--2)`

We can simplify this to:

`m=(4+8)/(2+2)`

`m=(12)/(4)`

m = 3