Find the slope of the line passing through the points(-2,6) and (-6, 3).

Gattoo asked May 8, 2023

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Answer:

3/4

Explanation:

To find the slope (gradient) of the line = change in y / change in x

$slope=(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2) -x_(1) )\\(x_(1) ,y_(1) ) = (-2,6)\\(x_(2) ,y_(2) ) = (-6,3)$

insert those coordinates in the equation:

slope=(3-6)/(-6-(-2)) =(-3)/(-4) =(3)/(4)

Simant answered May 13, 2023

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