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Find the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points. (4,3) and (-6,-5)

User JayD
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Slope formula:


m=((y2-y1))/((x2-x1))

We have:

Point 1 = (x1,y1)= (4,3)

Point 2 = (x2,y2) = (-6,-5)

Replace in the formula:


m=\frac{(-5-3)}{(-6-4)\text{ }}=(-8)/(-10)=(4)/(5)

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