Question

The table represents a linear function.

Answer 1

$\frac{ - 6 - - 16}{ - 2 - - 4}$
y2 - y1 / x2 - x1 = slope

Answer 2

Answer:

The slope of the function is 5.

Step-by-step explanation:

Remember that to calculate the slope of any function you just need the equation of the function on slope form: y=mx+c or any two points in the graph that are result of the function, in this case we have a table, and we will use the first two points:

(-4,-16)

(-2.-6)

So the formula for slope is:

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

We insert the values of our two points:

$\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1} \\\frac{-6-(-16)}{-2-(-4)}\\\frac{10}{2}\\ Slope=5$

So the slope of the function is 5.