SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line that passes through the point (0, -1) and (-3, 4)?

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Question 1182832: What is the slope of the line that passes through the point (0, -1) and (-3, 4)?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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the slope of the line that passes through the point
(0, -1) =(x%5B1%5D, y%5B1%5D)
and
(-3, 4)=(x%5B2%5D, y%5B2%5D)


the slope is
m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29
m=%284-%28-1%29%29%2F%28-3-0%29
m=%284%2B1%29%2F%28-3%29
m=-5%2F3