Calculate Slope: Finding the Rate Between Points (0,0) and (-8,2)

Question

What is the slope of a straight line that passes through the points $(0,0),(-8,2)$ ?

00:00 Find the slope of the graph

00:09 We'll find the slope using 2 points

00:15 We'll use the formula to find the slope using 2 points

00:22 We'll substitute appropriate values according to the given data and solve for the slope

00:34 We'll factor 8 into 4 and 4

00:39 This is the slope of the graph

00:45 And this is the solution to the question

To solve the problem, remember the formula to find the slope using two points

Now, we replace the given points in the calculation:

$\frac{(0-2)}{(0-(-8)}=\frac{-2}{8}=-\frac{1}{4}$

$-\frac{1}{4}$