Question

Use the figure shown. Find the slope of the line.

Answer 1

Answer:

The slope is $-\frac{1}{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

With points A(-2, 1), and B(-4, 2), slope (m) of the line can be calculated using the formula $m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}$,

Where,

$y_2 = 2$

$y_1 = 1$

$x_2 = -4$

$x_1 = -2$

Plug in the values into the slope formula:

$m = \frac{2 - 1}{-4 -(-2)}$

$m = \frac{2 - 1}{-4 + 2}$

$m = \frac{1}{-2}$

$m = -\frac{1}{2}$