The coordinates of two points on a line are (-3,0) and (1, -6). what is the slope of the line?

Pgcudahy asked Oct 24, 2023

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Pgcudahy asked Oct 24, 2023

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The slope is given by:

plugging the values given we have that:

$\begin{gathered} m=(-6-0)/(1-(-3)) \\ m=(-6)/(1+3) \\ m=-(6)/(4) \\ m=-(3)/(2) \end{gathered}$

Therefore the slope is -3/2

Jeremy Weiskotten answered Oct 30, 2023

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