Question

Determine the slope of the line that has the following coordinates: (-3, 6) (4,-2)

Answer 1

Answer: $m=-\frac{8}{7}$

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate  the slope of the line that has the coordinates given in the problem you must use the formula shown below:

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

Given the points (-3, 6) (4,-2), when you substitute them into the eequation shown above, you obtain that the slope is the following:

$m=\frac{-2-6}{4-(-3)}\\m=-\frac{8}{7}$

Answer 2

Answer:

$- \frac { 8 } { 7 }$

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following two points on a line and we are to find the slope of this line:

(-3, 6) and (4,-2)

We know the formula of the slope is given by:

$\frac { y_2 - y_1 } { x_2 - x_1 }$

Substituting the given coordinates in the above formula to get:

Slope = $\frac { - 2 - 6 } { 4 - - 3 } = - \frac { 8 } { 7 }$