Question

The slope of the line passing through ( – 5,0) and ( – 4, y) is - 1. What is the value of y?​

Answer 1

Answer:

$y = -1$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Points: (-5,0) and (-4, y)

Slope: $m = -1$

Required

Find y

The slope (m) of a line is calculated using:

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

So, we have:

$-1 = \frac{y - 0}{-4 - (-5)}$

$-1 = \frac{y }{-4 +5}$

$-1 = \frac{y }{1}$

$-1= y$

$y = -1$