SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line containing points with coordinates (-6,4) and (5,4)

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Question 101289: Find the slope of the line containing points with coordinates (-6,4) and (5,4)
Answer by doukungfoo(195) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find slope of line when given two points use this formula:
m=%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B2%5D%29%2F%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29
just plug in the x and y values of the points given
m=%284-4%29%2F%28-6-5%29
perform operations
m=0%2F%28-11%29
m=0
So the slope of a line containing the points (-6,4) and (5,4) has a slope of zero. If a line has a zero slope that means it is a horizontal line. Also when you see that two points on a line have the same y coordinate this should clue you in that it is a horizontal line, and horizontal lines always have a slope of zero.
Graphing the line we can see this to be true.
+graph%28+400%2C+300%2C+-7%2C+7%2C+-2%2C+7%2C+4%29+