Chapter 8, Problem 5CR

To determine

To find: The slope of the line.

Answer to Problem 5CR

The slope of the line is $-\frac{1}{4}$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The given points is $\left(4,4\right)$ and $\left(-4,6\right)$ .

Calculation:

Calculate the slope of the line,

  $\begin{array}{c}slope=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\left(x_1\ne x_2\right)\\ =\frac{6-4}{-4-4}\\ =-\frac{1}{4}\end{array}$

Therefore the slope of the line is $-\frac{1}{4}$ .