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Find the slope of the line using (4,-4) (8,-1) (0,-7) (-4,-10)

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the slope to (4,-4)(8,-1)(0,-7)(-4,-10) is 3/4
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While the question gives us the coordinates for 4 points, we only need 2. You can choose any pair of points and the process I will demonstrate will still be applicable and you will get the same results. I will just pick the first two points.

Points: (4,-4) and (8,-1)
As you may already have known, the first number in the parentheses is the x value and the second number is the y value. In order to solve for the slope of the line created by the two points, we must find the difference between the y values of the two points and divide by the difference between the x values of the two points. This can more commonly be called delta y over delta x.

(y of point 1 - y of point 2)/(x of point 1 - x of point 2)
= (-4 + 1)/(4 - 8)
= (-3)/(-4)
=3/4

Slope = 3/4
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