Question

A coordinate plane with a straight line passing through the points (negative 6, negative 8) and (2, 8).

Use the formula m =m equals StartFraction y 2 minus y 1 Over x 2 minus x 1 EndFraction to calculate the slope of the line.

The slope of the line is
.

Answer 1

2

Explanation:

the correct answer to this question is 2

Answer 2

slope = 2

Explanation:

calculate slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 6, - 8 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (2, 8 )

m =
`(8-(-8))/(2-(-6))` =
`(8+8)/(2+6)` =
`(16)/(8)` = 2