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Question 554154: how can you find a slope? using the coordinates (4,1) and (2,5)?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how can you find a slope? using the coordinates (4,1) and (2,5)?
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Slope is the change in y divided by the change in x.
y: 1-5 = -4
x: 4-2 = 2
slope, m = -4/2 = -2
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Sometimes it's called rise over run.

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