Question

What is the slope of this line? A. -1/2 B. 1/2 C. -2 D. 2

Answer 1

We can find the slope of this line by using the slope formula:

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

We'll use the points (-6, 0) and (0, -3)

(-3 - 0) / (0 + 6) = -3/6 = -0.5

The slope of the line is A, -1/2