How do you find the slope of a line passing through the points L(4,-2) and M(-12,-2)?

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How do you find the slope of a line passing through the points L(4,-2) and M(-12,-2)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-27T15:37:54

The slope of LM is $m = \frac{1}{2}$ $m =1/2$

Explanation:

The formula for slope is

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

For the coordinate points $(- 4, 2) and (- 12, - 2)$ $(-4,2) and (-12,-2)$
$x_{1} = - 4$ $x_1 = -4$
$x_{2} = - 12$ $x_2 = -12$
$y_{1} = 2$ $y_1 = 2$
$y_{2} = - 2$ $y_2 = -2$

$m = \frac{- 2 - 2}{- 12 - (- 4)}$ $m = (-2-2)/(-12-(-4))$

$m = - \frac{4}{- 8}$ $m = -4/-8$

The slope OF LM is $m = \frac{1}{2}$ $m =1/2$

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How do you find the slope of a line passing through the points L(4,-2) and M(-12,-2)?

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