Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2, -1) and (2, -3)?

Answer 1

Answer:

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

Step-by-step explanation:

Slope Formula: $m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

Simply plug in the 2 coordinates into the slope formula to find slope m:

$m=\frac{-3-(-1)}{2-(-2)}$

$m=\frac{-3+1}{2+2}$

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

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