SOLUTION: Help me please!!! A line in the Cartesian plane passes through the points (-2,4) and 2,-1). What are the rise and the run of the line?

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Question 39739: Help me please!!!
A line in the Cartesian plane passes through the points (-2,4) and 2,-1). What are the rise and the run of the line?
Answer by stanbon(48522) About Me  (Show Source):
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A line in the Cartesian plane passes through the points (-2,4) and 2,-1). What are the rise and the run of the line?
Rise = change in Y-values = -1-4=-5
Run = corresponding change in x-values = 2-(-2)=4
Cheers,
Stan H.