SOLUTION: How would I graph (4,6) and (-5,-2) I get confused as to know which goes where and I seem put the points in the wrong spot. I also need to find the slope. Thank you

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Question 403702: How would I graph (4,6) and (-5,-2) I get confused as to know which goes where and I seem put the points in the wrong spot. I also need to find the slope.
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The first number of a pair is right and left -- positive right and negative left. The second number is up and down -- positive up and negative down.

To find the slope use the slope formula:



where and are the coordinates of the given points.


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