What is the slope of the line passing through $(0, 0); (- 4, - 3)$ $(0,0); (-4,-3)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-04T17:28:47

The slope is $\frac{3}{4}$ $3/4$ . Here's why:

$\frac{Y_{2} - Y_{1}}{X_{2} - X_{1}}$ $(Y_2 - Y_1)/(X_2 - X_1)$ = $m$ $m$ , the slope

Label your ordered pairs.

$(0, 0)$ $(0, 0)$ $(X_{1}, Y_{1})$ $(X_1, Y_1)$
$(- 4, - 3)$ $(-4, -3)$ $(X_{2}, Y_{2})$ $(X_2, Y_2)$

Plug your variables into your equation.

$\frac{- 3 - 0}{- 4 - 0}$ $(-3 - 0)/(-4 - 0)$

Simplify. Two negatives divide to create a positive. -3/-4 =

$\frac{3}{4}$ $3/4$ = $m$ $m$

What is the slope of the line passing through (0,0); (-4,-3)(0,0);(−4,−3) (0,0); (-4,-3)?