Question

Find the slope of the line containing the points (-2, -8) and (6,-4).

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{1}{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the following formula:

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

Let:

$(x_1 , y_1) = (-2 , -8)\\(x_2 , y_2) = (6 , -4)$

Plug in the corresponding numbers to the corresponding variables:

$m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} = \frac{-4 - (-8)}{6 - (-2)} = \frac{-4 + 8}{6 + 2} = \frac{4}{8}$

Simplify the slope:

$(\frac{4}{8} )/(\frac{4}{4}) = \frac{1}{2}$

$\frac{1}{2}$ is your answer.