SOLUTION: Whats the slope of a line through the points (2,4) and (-1,-2)

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Question 515252: Whats the slope of a line through the points (2,4) and (-1,-2)
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points (2,4) and (-1,-2)
Put the values of above points in the equation of straight line point-slope form
m=(y2-y1)/(x1,x2)
m=(-2-4)/(-1-2)
m=-6/-3
m=2
Slope of the line = m = 2