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What is the slope of the line passing through the points  (−3, 4) and (2, −1) ?

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The formula for slope is:  m  =  (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)

 

For this problem:     x1 = -3     y1 = 4     x2 = 2     y2 = -1

m  =  (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)     --->     m  =  (-1 - 4) / (2 - -3)  =  -5 / 5  =  -1

 Oct 7, 2016

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