Answer:
B(-1/2)
Step-by-step explanation:
So remember, the slope is y2-y1/x2/x1. Note that y2 means the second y adn x2 means the second x.
So lets plug in our numbers for the top of our fraction, y2-y1. This is 0- - 2.
You should get postive 2, since -- equals a + so it would be 0+2 equaling 2.
This is your y value of your slope.
Next lets find the x value of the slope.
Lets plug in our numbers for the bottem raction this time, which is x2-x1. This is 1-5.
You should get negative 4, since 1-5 equals -4.
This is the x value of the slope.
Knowing your y and x value of the slope, we can tell that the slope will be:
2/-4
This can be simplyfied to -1/2. Since 2 goes into 2, 1 time(for y). Then 2 goes into -4, -2 times(for x). So now its 1/-2.
The negative sign can just be moved to the front since it is the only negative and does not change:
Answer:
<u>-1/2</u>
