Given:
A line passes through the points (4,2) and (-16, -10).
To find:
The slope of the line.
Solution:
Slope Formula:
[tex]m=\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]
A line passes through the points (4,2) and (-16, -10). So, slope of the line is
[tex]m=\dfrac{-10-2}{-16-4}[/tex]
[tex]m=\dfrac{-12}{-20}[/tex]
[tex]m=\dfrac{3}{5}[/tex]
Therefore, the slope of the line is [tex]\dfrac{3}{5}[/tex].
