SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line that passes through (-4, -2) and the origin?

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Question 152585: What is the slope of the line that passes through (-4, -2) and the origin?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: The origin is the point (0,0)


m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29 Start with the slope formula.


m=%280--2%29%2F%280--4%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=0, y%5B1%5D=-2, x%5B2%5D=0, x%5B1%5D=-4


m=%282%29%2F%280--4%29 Subtract -2 from 0 to get 2


m=%282%29%2F%284%29 Subtract -4 from 0 to get 4


m=1%2F2 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=1%2F2