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How do you find the slope of the line between point (-9,5) and point (4,-1)?

Answer 1

Ethan Adkins

#slope = -6/13#

slope = #(Deltay)/(Deltax)# so here : #slope = ((-1)-5)/(4-(-9))# #slope = -6/13#

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Answer 2

Isaiah Anthony

To find the slope of the line between two points, you can use the formula:

[ \text{Slope} = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} ]

Where ((x_1, y_1)) and ((x_2, y_2)) are the coordinates of the two points.

Using the points (-9,5) and (4,-1):

[ \text{Slope} = \frac{-1 - 5}{4 - (-9)} ] [ \text{Slope} = \frac{-6}{4 + 9} ] [ \text{Slope} = \frac{-6}{13} ]

So, the slope of the line between the two points is (-\frac{6}{13}).

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