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What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: #(-3, 1) , (4, -1) #?

Answer 1

Isaiah Anthony

The formula for slope is m = #(y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)#, where m represents slope.

m = #(y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)#

m = #(-1 - 1)/(4- (-3))#

m = #-2/7#

Your slope is #-2/7#.

Exercises:

Find the slope of the following line segment: graph{y = -1/2x + 3 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

Find the slope of the line passing through the following points:

a) (2, -8) and (-3,4)

b) (-3,-5) and (6, 2)

a) y - 2 = 3(x + 5)

b) y = 3x + 6

c) 5x - 3y = -8

Good luck!

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Answer 2

Julia Adams

The slope of the line passing through the points (-3, 1) and (4, -1) is -0.333.

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