Question

Find the slope of the line.

Answer 1

slope = - 8

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (3, 10) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, 2) ← 2 points on the line

m =
`(2-10)/(4-3)` =
`(-8)/(1)` = - 8