SOLUTION: the slope between the two points (1, 5) and (6, 4)?

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Question 549809: the slope between the two points (1, 5) and (6, 4)?
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=1 and y%5B1%5D=5.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=6 and y%5B2%5D=4.


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


m=%284-5%29%2F%286-1%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=4, y%5B1%5D=5, x%5B2%5D=6, and x%5B1%5D=1


m=%28-1%29%2F%286-1%29 Subtract 5 from 4 to get -1


m=%28-1%29%2F%285%29 Subtract 1 from 6 to get 5


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=-1%2F5