Finding the Slope: Linear Function from Coordinate Graph

To determine the slope of the line, we'll examine the direction of the line segment on the graph:

• The line depicted moves from the top left, passing through a point with higher $y$-coordinate values, to the bottom right, ending at a point with lower $y$-coordinate values.
• This movement indicates that as $x$ increases (the direction to the right along the $x$-axis), the $y$-coordinate decreases.
• When the $y$-value reduces as the $x$-value grows, the slope $m$ is negative.

Since the line descends from left to right, the slope of the line is negative.

Therefore, the slope of the function is a negative slope.