SOLUTION: find the slope of the line that contains a(4,5) and b(-1,-5)

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Question 25716: find the slope of the line that contains a(4,5) and b(-1,-5)
Answer by pwac(253) About Me  (Show Source):
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Slope of a line is given byrise%2Frun
rise is difference between y values and
run difference between x values
%28rise%2Frun%29=%28%28-5-5%29%2F%28-1-4%29%29=%28-10%29%2F%28-5%29=2
In this case slope or gradient
=2
Pete