SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line passing through (-3, -4) and (3, -2).

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Question 636466: Find the slope of the line passing through (-3, -4) and (3, -2).
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: is the first point . So this means that x%5B1%5D=-3 and y%5B1%5D=-4.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=3 and y%5B2%5D=-2.


m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29 Start with the slope formula.


m=%28-2--4%29%2F%283--3%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=-2, y%5B1%5D=-4, x%5B2%5D=3, and x%5B1%5D=-3


m=%282%29%2F%283--3%29 Subtract -4 from -2 to get 2


m=%282%29%2F%286%29 Subtract -3 from 3 to get 6


m=1%2F3 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=1%2F3