How do you calculate the slope of (0,0) and (2,-4)?

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How do you calculate the slope of (0,0) and (2,-4)?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-15T09:35:22

$m = - 2$ $m=-2$

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In order to find the slope from two points, use the equation $m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ $m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$ , where $m$ $m$ is the slope, and $(x_{1}, y_{1})$ $(x_1,y_1)$ and $(x_{2}, y_{2})$ $(x_2,y_2)$ represent the two points.

$(x_{1}, y_{1}) = (0, 0)$ $(x_1,y_1)=(0,0)$ and $(x_{2}, y_{2}) = (2, - 4)$ $(x_2,y_2)=(2,-4)$ .

$m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ $m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

$m = \frac{- 4 - 0}{2 - 0} = \frac{- 4}{2} = - 2$ $m=(-4-0)/(2-0)=(-4)/2=-2$

$m = - 2$ $m=-2$

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