Question

line one passes through the points (-3,-4) and (3,8). line 2 passes through the pointe (5,-3) and (8,-3) find the slope of each line. which line has the greater slope?

Answer 1

The slope of line 1 is equal to 2.

The slope of line 2 is equal to 0

Line 1 has a larger slope, as the y value in line 2 does not change between x values.

To find the slope of each line, we can use the slope formula.

$\frac{y.2 - y.1}{x.2 - x.1} = m$

Line 1:

8 - (-4) / 3 - (-3)

12 / 6

2

Line 2:

-3 - (-3) / 8 - 5

0 / 3

0