Question

Find the slope of the line through the following points. (-1, -4) and (-3,4)

A. 1/4

B. -1/4

C. 4

D. -4

Answer 1

The answer is C, the slope is 4.

Explanation:

Finding slope using two given points is easy. You need to do (y2-y1/x2-x1)

(-1,-4) the -1 is x1 and the -4 is y1. (-3,4) the -3 is x2 and the 4 is y2.

You plug them into the formula giving you

(4-(-4)/ -3-(-1)= 8/-2= 4