SOLUTION: A line in the Cartesian plane passes through the points (-2,4) and(2,-1). What are the rise and the run of the line?Please help me if you can, I am lost!

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Question 5807: A line in the Cartesian plane passes through the points (-2,4) and(2,-1). What are the rise and the run of the line?Please help me if you can, I am lost!
Answer by Abbey(339) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
rise/run = slope = y-y1/x-x1
4-(-1)=rise
-2-2=run
5=rise
-4 = run