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Find the slope of the line between the coordinates (-6,-13) and (3,-1)

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Final answer:

The slope of the line between the coordinates (-6,-13) and (3,-1) is calculated using the slope formula and is found to be 4/3.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the slope of the line between the coordinates (-6,-13) and (3,-1), we can use the slope formula:

m = ∆y / ∆x = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)

Substitute the given points into the formula:

m = (-1 - (-13)) / (3 - (-6))

m = (12) / (9)

m = 4 / 3

Therefore, the slope of the line is 4/3.

User Jimothey
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To find the slope of this line, we must use the equation:



slope=(x_(2)-x_(1))/(y_(2)-y_(1))


Where
(x_(1), y_(1)) and
(x_(2), y_(2)) can be assigned to either point.


Let's use (-6, -13) as the point "1" and (3, -1) as the point "2":



slope=(3-(-6))/(-1-(-13))



slope=(9)/(12) =(3)/(4)


So now we know that the slope between these two points is
(3)/(4).

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