Question

Find a slope of each line (each block is one unit):

Answer 1

The slope is -3

Explanation:

We have two points

( -1,2) and (1,-4)

We can use the slope formula

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

= ( -4 -2)/ ( 1 - -1)

= ( -4-2)/ (1+1)

= -6/2

= -3