SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line passing through the points (0, –3) and (–7, 1).

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Question 79915: Find the slope of the line passing through the points (0, –3) and (–7, 1).
Answer by Omarts(2) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29
Let's let 0 be x1, and -3 be y1
-7 is x2, while 1 is y2.
Let's plug in the numbers.
m=%281--3%29%2F%28-7-0%29
m=1+3/-7
m=4/-7
there you go, slope=4%2F-7