How do you find the slope of a line given the points $(4, 2)$ and $(-2, 4)$ on the line?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-28T15:34:41

$slope=-1/3$

You can find the slope by substituting the coordinates of the given points in the formula:

$slope=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

$slope=(4-2)/(-2-4)=2/-6=-1/3$

How do you find the slope of a line given the points (4, 2)(4, 2) and (-2, 4)(-2, 4) on the line?