SOLUTION: Graph the line containing the given pair of points and find slope. (6,5) (-1,-3) -3 - 5 ------- -1 - 6 = -2/5? Just want to make sure, if my answer is right or could show me h

Question 203281: Graph the line containing the given pair of points and find slope.
(6,5) (-1,-3)
-3 - 5
-------
-1 - 6 = -2/5?
Just want to make sure, if my answer is right or could show me how?
Thank you!
Answer by PRMath(133) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Graph the line containing the given pair of points and find slope.
(6,5) (-1,-3)
-3 - 5
-------
-1 - 6 = -2/5?

Hi.... you are close with your slope, but you got confused when you added your negatives.

Here's the formula for slope........

SO let's plug in your numbers....

Remember that subtracting is really adding the opposite, so, the above is actually......

which becomes: and because you have a negative divided by a negative, you get a positive. SO your FINAL answer for the slope is .

Does that help? I hope so..

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