Question

What is the slope of the line?

Answer 1

slope = 3

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

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

substitute these values into the formula for m

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