Question

draw a line representing the “rise” and a line representing the “run” of the line. state the slope of the line in simplest form.

click twice to plot each segment.
click a segment to delete it.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify two points on the line

Let's take the points (-8, 4) and (-2, -2).

Step2: Calculate the rise

The rise is the change in y - values. So, rise = $y_2 - y_1=-2 - 4=-6$.

Step3: Calculate the run

The run is the change in x - values. So, run = $x_2 - x_1=-2-(-8)=6$.

Step4: Calculate the slope

The slope $m=\frac{\text{rise}}{\text{run}}=\frac{-6}{6}=- 1$.

Answer:

-1