SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line passing through points (-10,4) and (-4,-1).

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Question 172886: Find the slope of the line passing through points (-10,4) and (-4,-1).
Found 2 solutions by colliefan, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by colliefan(242)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slope is the "rise over the run". That is, it is the change in the y coordinates divided by the change in the x coordinates.

slope =
slope =
slope = -5/9


Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the slope formula.


Plug in , , , and


Subtract from to get


Subtract from to get


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is

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