What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: #(-2, -1), (4, 0) #?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-13T23:06:05

The slope is #1/6#.

The slope equation is #(y_2- y_1)/(x_2- x_1)# with the line going
through the two points of #(x_1, y_1)# and #(x_2, y_2)#.

To find the slope while given two points, just plug in the values.

With the points, #(-2, -1)# and #(4, 0)#, the slope would be

#[0- (-1)]/[4- (-2)]#.

Simplify and because subtracting a negative number is like adding the positive of that number, it can also be written as

#(0+1 )/ (4+ 2)#

Add the terms of the numerator and add the terms of the denominator.

#1/6# is the slope of the line.