How do you find the slope of a line A(-10,0) B(0,-10)?

1 Answer
May 27, 2015

slope = (change in yy) / (change in xx)

That is: given two points (x_0, y_0)(x0,y0) and (x_1, y_1)(x1,y1) through which a line passes, the slope mm is given by the formula:

m = (Delta y)/(Delta x) = (y_1 - y_0) / (x_1 - x_0)

In your case:

m = (-10 - 0) / (0 - (-10)) = (-10)/10 = -1