Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2,6) and (4,-2)?

Answer 1

Hello!

Step-by-step explanation:

Slope: $\frac{Y^2-Y^1}{X^2-X^1}=\frac{rise}{run}$

$\frac{(-2)-6=-8}{4-(-2)=4+2=6}=\frac{-8}{6}=\frac{-8/2}{6/2}=\frac{-4}{3}=\frac{-4/2=-2}{3}=-\frac{2}{3}$

Slope is -2/3

Answer: -2/3

Hope this helps!

Thanks!

-Charlie

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Answer 2

You can calculate slope by using the following equation: m=$\frac{ y_{2} -y_{1} }{x_{2}-x{1}}$
m being the slope
So applying this to your problem, you would just divide -8 by 6, which gives you -1.33 as your slope.