Given the following two ordered pairs calculate the rate of the function. (−9, −4) and (−3, −16) Enter your answer in the box. m=

Dylan Gattey asked Jun 23, 2023

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Given the following two ordered pairs calculate the rate of the function.

(−9, −4) and (−3, −16)

Enter your answer in the box.

m=

Dylan Gattey asked Jun 23, 2023

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Answer:

m=-2

Explanation:

Recall slope (m) can be found using the following:

m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

For this problem, let:

$(x_1,y_1)=(-9,-4)\\(x_2,y_2)=(-3,-16)$

So,

$m=((-16)-(-4))/((-3)-(-9))\\m=((-16)+4)/((-3)+9)\\m=(-12)/(6)\\m=-2$

Vvy answered Jun 28, 2023

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