Use the following limit definition to determine the slope of the line tangent to the graph of $f$ at $P$, where $f\left(x\right)=-\frac{4}{x}$ and $P(-4,1)$:
$m_{\text{tan}}=\underset{x\to a}{\lim }\frac{f\left(x\right)-f\left(a\right)}{x-a}$

• A. $-\frac{1}{4}$
• B. $\frac{1}{8}$
• C. $\frac{1}{4}$
• D. $8$

Answer: (C)