Question

Which expression can be used to determine the slope of the linear function graphed below?

Answer 1

So remember that the slope formula is $\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$, and the 2 coordinates that are given to us are (2,0) and (0,-4).

Using these two points, either $\frac{-4-0}{0-2}$ or $\frac{0-(-4)}{2-0}$ is acceptable.

Answer 2

we Know that

The formula to calculate the slope between two points is equal to

$m=\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}$

Let

$A(0,-4)\ B(2,0)$

substitute the values in the formula

$m=\frac{0-(-4)}{2-0}$

$m=\frac{0+4}{2-0}$

$m=\frac{4}{2}=2$

therefore

the answer is the option

$\frac{-4-0}{0-2}$