Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: `(8,2) , (10,-2)`?

Answer 1

Slope `= -2`

Explanation:

Considering that the equation for slope is

`"slope" = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

let's subtract `-2` and `2` first `(y_2-y_1)`. So

`-2 - 2 = -4`

and then `10 - 8` for `(x_2-x_1)` to get `2`

`"slope" = -4/2 = -2`