Question

Find the slope of the line represented by the data..

Answer 1

slope = - 3

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula with any 2 ordered pairs from the table.

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (2, 9) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, 3) ← 2 points from the table

m =
`(3-9)/(4-2)` =
`(-6)/(2)` = - 3