SOLUTION: what is the rise and the run of a line in the cartesian plane that passes through the points (-2,4) and (2,-1)?

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Question 175003: what is the rise and the run of a line in the cartesian plane that passes through the points (-2,4) and (2,-1)?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the rise and the run of a line in the cartesian plane that passes through the points (-2,4) and (2,-1)?
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rise = change in "y" = (4--1) = 5
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corresponding run is change in "x" = (-2-2) = -4
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Stan H.