find the slope. (0,0) (-6,2)

Question

 

i have an assement to do and i cant figure out the slope  soo can you answer the question for me and show me how you got it. so i can understand how to do it ?

Answer 1

Charles,

 

To find the slope we simply look for the change in the y-value between two points and divide by the change in the x-value between those same two points.  For your two points:

 

(x1, y1) = (0,0) and (x2, y2) = (-6, 2)

 

so:  (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) = (2-0)/(-6-0) = 2/(-6) = -1/3

 

that's your slope = -1/3