SOLUTION: find the slope of line containing pairs of points (-6,-10) (-12,-11)

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Question 639007: find the slope of line containing pairs of points (-6,-10) (-12,-11)
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=-10.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=-12 and y%5B2%5D=-11.


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


m=%28-11--10%29%2F%28-12--6%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=-11, y%5B1%5D=-10, x%5B2%5D=-12, and x%5B1%5D=-6


m=%28-1%29%2F%28-12--6%29 Subtract -10 from -11 to get -1


m=%28-1%29%2F%28-6%29 Subtract -6 from -12 to get -6


m=1%2F6 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=1%2F6