Question

What is the slope of the line through (−10,1) and (0,−4)?

Answer 1

`-1/2`

Explanation:

Slope is found by dividing the difference of the y coordinates by the difference of the x coordinates

`m = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

`=(-4-1)/(0-(-10))`

`=-5/10`

`=-1/2 rarr` This would be the slope