Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: `(-2, -4) ; (-3, 4)`?

Answer 1

Slope: `(-8)`

Explanation:

Given the `(x,y)` coordinate points`(color(red)(-2,-4))` and `(color(blue)(-3,4))`

Slope `= ("change in "y)/("corresponding change in "x)`

`color(white)("XXX")=(color(blue)(4)-(color(red)(-4)))/((color(blue)(-3))-(color(red)(-2))) = (4+4)/(-3+2) =8/(-1) = -8`