Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (8, -4)(8,−4) and (6, 2) ?(6,2)?

Answer 1

Given:

The line passes through the points (8,-4) and (6,2).

To find:

The slope of the line.

Solution:

If a line passes though two points
`(x_1,y_1)\text{ and }(x_2,y_2)`, then the slope of the line is

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

The line passes through the points (8,-4) and (6,2). So, its slope is

`m=(2-(-4))/(6-8)`

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

`m=(6)/(-2)`

`m=-3`

Therefore, the slope of the line is -3.