Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through (1,8) and (-3,12)

Answer 1

Given:

The given points are (1,8) and ( -3,12).

Required:

We need to find the slope of the line that passes through (1,8) and (-3,12).

Explanation:

Consider the sope formula.

$Slope=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$$Substitute\text{ }y_2=12,y_1=8,x_2=-3,\text{ and }x_1=1\text{ in the formula,}$

$Slope=\frac{12-8}{-3-1}$

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

Final answer:

The slope of the line is -1 that passes through (1,8) and (-3,12).