Question

What is the slope of the line through (-10,1)(−10,1)left parenthesis, minus, 10, comma, 1, right parenthesis and (0,-4)(0,−4)

Answer 1

Answer:

$- \frac{1}{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to find the slope of the line through the points (-10,1) and (0,-4).

We know the formula of slope of a straight line when two different points on the line are known to be ($x_{1}, y_{1}$) and ($x_{1}, y_{1}$) is given by $[\frac{y_{1} - y_{2} }{x_{1} - x_{2}}]$.

Therefore, in our case ($x_{1}, y_{1}$) ≡ (-10,1) and ($x_{1}, y_{1}$) ≡ (0,-4)

Therefore, the slope is $\frac{1 - (- 4)}{- 10 - 0} = - \frac{1}{2}$ (Answer)