How do you calculate the slope of (0,0) and (-4,2)?

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Meave60
Jul 21, 2015

The slope #m# is #-1/2#.

Explanation:

The equation for determining the slope of a line is #m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)#, where #m# is the slope, and #(x_1,y_1)# and #(x_2,y_2) #are two points on the line.

Let #(x_1,y_1)=(0,0)# and #(x_2,y_2)=(-4,2)#

#m=(2-0)/(-4-0)# =

#m=2/-4# =

#m=-1/2#

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