SOLUTION: What is the slope of a line that crosses through the points (-4, -5) and (6, 8)?

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Question 879738: What is the slope of a line that crosses through the points (-4, -5) and (6, 8)?
Found 2 solutions by harpazo, ewatrrr:
Answer by harpazo(655) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the slope formula m = (difference of y coordinates) divided by the (difference of x coordinates).
Here, m represents the slope of the line.
m = (8-(-5))/6-(-4))
m = 13/10
The slope if 13/10.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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(-4, -5) and
(6, 8) m = -13/-10 = 13/10 m+=%28y%5B1%5D+-+y%5B2%5D%29%2F%28x%5B1%5D+-+x%5B2%5D+%29