SOLUTION: What is the slope of these points: (2,6) and (-4,-5)

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Question 973051: What is the slope of these points: (2,6) and (-4,-5)
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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The points themselves have no slope, but for segment connecting the points
(or the line passing through both points):
P%5B1%5D=%28x%5B1%5Dy%5B1%5D%29=(-4,-5)
P%5B2%5D=%28x%5B2%5Dy%5B2%5D%29=(2,6)
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m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29=%286-%28-5%29%29%2F%282-%28-4%29%29=11%2F6
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The slope of the line through the two points is 11/6.