Hello!
Okay, so: To find the slope, you can use the slope formula: y2-y1/x2-x1...
Let's begin.
Start by plugging in given values into the formula. We can see from looking at the chart that,
y2 = -2
y1 = 3
x2 = 2
x1 = -8
Those are for set 1. So, Let's plug these values into the slope formula:
-2 - 3/2 - (-8)
Subtract
-5/10
Now divide
-1/2 or -0.5
Okay, now let's move on to Set 2.
<u>Set 2:</u>
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We're going to do the exact same thing here that we did earlier. Given from the chart:
y2 = -3
y1 = -1
x2 = -2
x1 = 4
Plug them into the formula:
-3 - (-1) / -2 - 4
Subtract
-2 / -6
Divide
1/3
So, for set 1, the slope is <u>-1/2. </u> For set 2, the slope is <u>1/3.</u>
