Find the slope of a line that passes through the points (-3,-1) and (0,-5)

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Find the slope of a line that passes through the points (-3,-1) and (0,-5)

Mathematics
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$\bf \begin{array}{lllll} &x_1&y_1&x_2&y_2\\ % (a,b) &({{ -3}}\quad ,&{{ -1}})\quad % (c,d) &({{ 0}}\quad ,&{{ -5}}) \end{array} \\\\\\ % slope = m slope = {{ m}}= \cfrac{rise}{run} \implies \cfrac{{{ y_2}}-{{ y_1}}}{{{ x_2}}-{{ x_1}}}\implies \cfrac{-5-(-1)}{0-(-3)}\implies \cfrac{-5+1}{0+3} \\\\\\ \cfrac{-4}{3}$

Tom Ritter answered May 24, 2018