Given the linear equation: (-2, 4) and (2, -2). what is the slope of this line?

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The formula for slope: m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)

(x1, y1) = (-2, 4) ---> x1 = -2 and y1 = 4

(x2, y2) = (2, -2) ---> x2 = 2 and y2 = -2

m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) ---> m = (-2 - 4) / (2 - -2) = -6 / 4 = -3/2

geno3141 Dec 19, 2014

geno3141 · Answer 1 · 2014-12-19T12:33:13

The formula for slope: m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)

(x1, y1) = (-2, 4) ---> x1 = -2 and y1 = 4

(x2, y2) = (2, -2) ---> x2 = 2 and y2 = -2

m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) ---> m = (-2 - 4) / (2 - -2) = -6 / 4 = -3/2