Question

What is the slope of a line that passes through (-12, 15) and (0,4)

Answer 1

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Question:

What is the slope of a line that passes through (-12, 15) and (0,4)

Solution:

Formula for slope: $\frac{y2 - y1}{x2 - x1}$

Put the following coordinates into the formula: $\frac{4 - 15}{0 - (-12)}$

$\frac{4 - 15}{0 - (-12)} = \frac{4 - 15}{0 + 12}$

Anytime you have something like this - (-x) its always going to be + x!

Simplify: $\frac{-11}{12}$

Slope: -11/12