How do you find the slope of y=-1/2x +4?

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Answer 1 · 2015-08-14T20:39:25

#m = -1/2#

You can find the slope of this line by using the equation of a line in slope-intercept form, which for a general equation of a line looks like this

#color(blue)(y = mx + b)#, where

#m#- the slope of the line;
#b# - the #y#-coordinate of the #y#-intercept.

In your case, the equation of the line is

#y = -1/2 x + 4#

As you can see, the slope will be equal to

#m = -1/2#