Question

Can anyone find the slope of this line (lots of points reward)

Answer 1

Answer:

-3/4

Step-by-step explanation:

Take two points on the line

(-4,1) and (0,-2)

Using the slope formula

m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

    = (-2-1)/(0- -4)

   = -3/4

Answer 2

Answer:

$-\frac{3}{4}$

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope of a line is always rise over run.

To find the slope of this line, we are looking for two points that are on an integer x value and an integer y value.

One of these points is (-4, 1). Another one is (0, -2).

Studying the y-values of both (the rise), the change in y is $1 - (-2) = 1+2 = 3$, and since we are going down, the change is $-3$.

Studying the x values of both (the run), we can see that the rate of change is $|-4 + 0| = 4$.

So the rise over run will be $\frac{-3}{4}$, or just $-\frac{3}{4}$. This is also the slope as slope is rise over run.

Hope this helped!