SOLUTION: what is the slope of (-4 , 3) and (-6, 7)

Question 79236: what is the slope of (-4 , 3) and (-6, 7)
Found 2 solutions by sprolden, tutorcecilia:
Answer by sprolden(40) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what is the slope of (-4 , 3) and (-6, 7)
1- The formula for slope is y2-y1/x2-x1
2- Let y2=7, y1=3, x2=-6, and x1=-4
3- Substitute the values into the formula
(7-3)/[-6-(-4)]
4/-2
-2
4- The slope is -2.
Answer by tutorcecilia(2152) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[Use the formula for a slope]
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[Plug-in the values and solve]
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[reduce]
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m=-2
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