Calculate Slope of Linear Function: Points A(0,-10) and B(4,1)

In the drawing of the graph of the linear function passing through the points A(0,10) A(0,-10) y B(4,1) B(4,1)

Find the slope of the graph.

A(0,-10)A(0,-10)A(0,-10)CCCB(4,1)B(4,1)B(4,1)xy

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00:00 Find the slope of the graph
00:05 We will find the slope using 2 points
00:20 We will use the formula to find the slope using 2 points
00:29 We will substitute appropriate values according to the given data and solve to find the slope
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In the drawing of the graph of the linear function passing through the points A(0,10) A(0,-10) y B(4,1) B(4,1)

Find the slope of the graph.

A(0,-10)A(0,-10)A(0,-10)CCCB(4,1)B(4,1)B(4,1)xy

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To solve this problem, we need to calculate the slope of the line passing through the points A(0,10) A(0, -10) and B(4,1) B(4, 1) .

The formula for the slope m m of a line that passes through two points (x1,y1) (x_1, y_1) and (x2,y2) (x_2, y_2) is:

m=y2y1x2x1 m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}

Given the points A(0,10) A(0, -10) and B(4,1) B(4, 1) , we identify:

  • x1=0,y1=10 x_1 = 0, y_1 = -10
  • x2=4,y2=1 x_2 = 4, y_2 = 1

Substituting these values into the slope formula, we have:

m=1(10)40 m = \frac{1 - (-10)}{4 - 0}

This simplifies to:

m=1+104=114 m = \frac{1 + 10}{4} = \frac{11}{4}

The fraction 114\frac{11}{4} can be converted to a mixed number:

114=234 \frac{11}{4} = 2\frac{3}{4}

Therefore, the slope of the graph is 234 \bm{2\frac{3}{4}} .

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Final Answer

234 2\frac{3}{4}

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