How do you find the slope of the line containing the indicated points: ( -4, 8) and ( -3, -6)?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-04T12:50:50

#-14#

The slope of a straight line is given by:

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

where:

#m# is the slope of the line

#(x_1,y_1)# are the first coordinates

#(x_2,y_2)# are the second coordinates

So, we get:

#m=(-6-8)/(-3-(-4))#

#=-14/1#

#=-14#