Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (4.2) and (-16, -10)?

Answer 1

Given:

A line passes through the points (4,2) and (-16, -10).

To find:

The slope of the line.

Solution:

Slope Formula:

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

A line passes through the points (4,2) and (-16, -10). So, slope of the line is

$m=\dfrac{-10-2}{-16-4}$

$m=\dfrac{-12}{-20}$

$m=\dfrac{3}{5}$

Therefore, the slope of the line is $\dfrac{3}{5}$.