SOLUTION: what is the slope of the line through the points (6,5) and (10,-5)

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Question 322541: what is the slope of the line through the points (6,5) and (10,-5)
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=6 and y%5B1%5D=5.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=10 and y%5B2%5D=-5.


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


m=%28-5-5%29%2F%2810-6%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=-5, y%5B1%5D=5, x%5B2%5D=10, and x%5B1%5D=6


m=%28-10%29%2F%2810-6%29 Subtract 5 from -5 to get -10


m=%28-10%29%2F%284%29 Subtract 6 from 10 to get 4


m=-5%2F2 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=-5%2F2