Question

The table represents a linear function.
What is the slope of the function?
-10
-5
Х
-4
-2
0
2
4
y
-16
-6
4
14
24
5
10

Answer 1

Answer:

$m = 5$

Step-by-step explanation:

From the table, we have the following coordinate points:

$(x_1,y_1) = (-4,-16)$

$(x_1,y_1) = (4,24)$

Required

Determine the slope

The slope (m) is calculated using:

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

This gives:

$m = \frac{-16 -24}{-4-4}$

$m = \frac{-40}{-8}$

$m = 5$

Hence, the slope is 5