The slope of a linear function is the rate of change of the y-values, relative to the x-values.
The slope of the function is: -6
We have:
[tex]\left[\begin{array}{cc}x&y\\-2&8\\-1&2\\0&-4\\1&-10\\2&-16\end{array}\right][/tex]
The slope (m) is calculated as:
[tex]m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}[/tex]
So, we have:
[tex]m = \frac{2 - 8}{-1 -(-2)}[/tex]
[tex]m = \frac{- 6}{1}[/tex]
[tex]m = -6[/tex]
Hence, the slope of the function is: -6
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