Find the slope of line e.

Question

4 lines are graphed on a coordinate grid.Line p passes through the origin and the point with coordinates 3 comma 4.
Line e passes through the points with coordinates 2 comma 4 and coordinates 6 comma 2.
Line g passes through the points with coordinates negative 6 comma 3 and coordinates 3 comma negative 7.
Line s passes through the points with coordinates negative 3 comma negative 16 and coordinates 2 comma negative 16.
A. –one-half
B. one-half
C. –2
D. 2

Answer 1

The slope of a line can be found using the formula:

slope = (change in y) / (change in x)

For line e, the change in y is 2 - 4 = -2 and the change in x is 6 - 2 = 4. Therefore:

slope = (-2) / 4 = -1/2

The answer is A. –one-half.