Question

The slope of the line passing through the points (-2,6) and (6,4) is

Answer 1

Answer:

$-\frac{1}{4}$

Step-by-step explanation:

$rule of slope = \frac{y^2-y^1}{x^2-x^1}$

4 - 6 = -2

6 - -2 = 8

-2 ÷ 8 = -0.25 (-1/4)

Answer 2

Answer:

The slope is $-\frac{1}{4}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let $(x_1,y_1)=(-2,6)$ and $(x_2,y_2)=(6,4)$.

The slope of the line passing through these two points is given by;

$m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

We substitute the values to obtain;

$m=\frac{4-6}{6--2}$

$m=\frac{-2}{8}$

$m=-\frac{1}{4}$