Question

How do you find the slope of the line passing through the points (-2,-8) and (-8,0)?

Answer 1

`m=-4/3`

Explanation:

By definition, Slope or gradient `m=(Deltay)/(Deltax)=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`.

So in this particular case, `m=(0-(-8))/(-8-(-2))`

`=8/-6`

`=-4/3`.