SOLUTION: find the slope of the line passing through the points (3,6) and (-6,0)

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Question 733416: find the slope of the line passing through the points (3,6) and (-6,0)
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=3 and y%5B1%5D=6.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=-6 and y%5B2%5D=0.


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


m=%280-6%29%2F%28-6-3%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=0, y%5B1%5D=6, x%5B2%5D=-6, and x%5B1%5D=3


m=%28-6%29%2F%28-6-3%29 Subtract 6 from 0 to get -6


m=%28-6%29%2F%28-9%29 Subtract 3 from -6 to get -9


m=2%2F3 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=2%2F3