SOLUTION: Question number #28 on page 197 Find the slope using coordinates: (-6, -3), (-1, 1)

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: Question number #28 on page 197 Find the slope using coordinates:
(-6, -3), (-1, 1)
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sol:
A(x1,y1);B(x2,y2) slope of the line=( y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
the given coordinates are
(-6,-3),(-1,1)
here x1= -6,y1=-3,x2=-1,y2=1
slope of the coordinates = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
=[1-(-3)]/[-1-(-6)]
=[1+3]/[-1+ 6] (i.e;-*-=+)
=(4)/(5)
slope=4/5