SOLUTION: slpoe of the line please help me to answer this (-6,-8) and (-4,-2)

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Question 169747: slpoe of the line please help me to answer this
(-6,-8) and (-4,-2)
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
slope is given by m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29
You are given two points, each in the form (x, y)
Pick up the two y coordinates and plug them into the slope equation. It doesn't matter with point you call 1 and which you call point 2. Just make sure to use both the x and y from the same point.
Let's call (-4, -2) as point 2 and (-6,-8) as point 1.
Then x%5B1%5D+=+-6, y%5B1%5D=-8 and x%5B2%5D+=+-4, y%5B2%5D=-2
m+=+%28%28-2%29+-+%28-8%29%29%2F%28%28-4%29+-+%28-6%29%29
m+=+%286%2F%282%29%29
m+=+3

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