SOLUTION: How do you find the slope of the line containing the points (-1, -1/5) and (2/3, 3/4)? I am confused about this because I do not understand how to find the slope when the points co

Question 155094: How do you find the slope of the line containing the points (-1, -1/5) and (2/3, 3/4)? I am confused about this because I do not understand how to find the slope when the points contain fractions and/or decimals.

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you find the slope of the line containing the points (-1, -1/5) and (2/3, 3/4)?
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slope = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
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slope = ((3/4)-(-1/5))/((2/3)-(-1))
slope = [(15+4)/20] / [5/3]
slope = [19/20] * [3/5]
slope = 57/100
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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