Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (0, -3) and (-4,1).

Answer 1

The formula for slope is
`(y_(2) -y_(1) )/(x_(2) -x_(1) )`

In this case:

`y_(2) = 1\\ y_(1) }= -3\\x_(2) = -4\\x_(1) = 0`

so...

`(1 - (-3))/(-4 - 0)`

`(4)/(-4)`

-1 <<<The slope

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Answer 2

m = -1

Explanation:

The slope is also called the gradient, m.

m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

x1 = 0

y1 = 3

x2 = -4

y2 = 1

we therefore substitute for the values in the formula

m = (1-⁻3)/(⁻4-0)

m = -1