Question

Find the slope of the line graphed below

Answer 1

slope =
`(3)/(8)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 4, 1) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, 4) ← 2 points on the line

m =
`(4-1)/(4-(-4))` =
`(3)/(4+4)` =
`(3)/(8)`