SOLUTION: How do I find the slope of the line passing throgh (0, -4) and (-6,7) and also the slope of the line passing through (-3,-10) and (4,5)

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Question 408419: How do I find the slope of the line passing throgh (0, -4) and (-6,7) and also the slope of the line passing through (-3,-10) and (4,5)
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Hi

Using the point-slope formula, m+=%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29

(0, -4) and 

(-6, 7)  m = -11/6   y = (-11/6)x -4



(-3,-10) and 

( 4, 5)  m = -15/-7 = 15/7  y = (15/7)x -25/7