SOLUTION: find the slope of the line graph (-6,6)(4,-7)

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Question 341658: find the slope of the line graph
(-6,6)(4,-7)
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=6.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=4 and y%5B2%5D=-7.


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


m=%28-7-6%29%2F%284--6%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=-7, y%5B1%5D=6, x%5B2%5D=4, and x%5B1%5D=-6


m=%28-13%29%2F%284--6%29 Subtract 6 from -7 to get -13


m=%28-13%29%2F%2810%29 Subtract -6 from 4 to get 10


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=-13%2F10


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