Find the slope of the line graphed below.
Points are (-4,-1) and (4,3)
Is the slope 4/8 ?
yes, but reduce it to
1/2
To find the slope of a line, you can use the formula:
slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
In this case, the coordinates of the points given are (-4,-1) and (4,3).
Using the formula, we can substitute the values into the equation:
slope = (3 - (-1)) / (4 - (-4))
= (3 + 1) / (4 + 4)
= 4 / 8
= 1/2
Hence, the slope of the line graphed between the points (-4,-1) and (4,3) is 1/2.
Therefore, the statement that the slope is 4/8 is incorrect. The correct slope is 1/2.