SOLUTION: what is the slope of the line of points (-6, -5) and (-10, -16)?????

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Question 298078: what is the slope of the line of points (-6, -5) and (-10, -16)?????
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=-6 and y%5B1%5D=-5.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=-10 and y%5B2%5D=-16.


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


m=%28-16--5%29%2F%28-10--6%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=-16, y%5B1%5D=-5, x%5B2%5D=-10, and x%5B1%5D=-6


m=%28-11%29%2F%28-10--6%29 Subtract -5 from -16 to get -11


m=%28-11%29%2F%28-4%29 Subtract -6 from -10 to get -4


m=11%2F4 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=11%2F4