Question

How do you find the slope of a line that passes through the points y-intercept (0,8) and the x intercept (-2,0)?

Answer 1

The slope is `m = 4`

Explanation:

The equation for the slope based upon two points is
`m = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)`

For the points `(0,8) & (-2,0)`

`x_1 = 0`
`y_1 = 8`
`x_2 = -2`
`y_2 = 0`

`m = (0-8)/(-2-0)`

`m = -8/-2`

`m = 4`