Question

How do you find the slope of a line passing through the points L(4,-2) and M(-12,-2)?

Answer 1

The slope of LM is `m =1/2`

Explanation:

The formula for slope is

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

For the coordinate points `(-4,2) and (-12,-2)`
`x_1 = -4`
`x_2 = -12`
`y_1 = 2`
`y_2 = -2`

`m = (-2-2)/(-12-(-4))`

`m = -4/-8`

The slope OF LM is `m =1/2`