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What is the slope for (1,4) and (-4,-1)

User Snacky
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m=y2-y1/x2-x1
m=-1-4/-4-1
m=-5/-5 = 1
User Ryan Clark
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Good evening from Canada!

To find the slope using two points, we use the formula y2-y1/x2-x1, sub in the points and solve

-1-4/-4-1
-5/-5
Slope is 1

Hope this helps!
User Tony Kh
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