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Find the slope of the line ( 4,5) (-3,1)

Find the slope of the line ( 4,5) (-3,1)-example-1
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Point 1: (-3 , -1) x1=-3 y1= -1

Point 2: ( 4, 5) x2= 4 y2= 5

To find the slope of the line use the formula
(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)


(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) Insert Values


(5-(-1))/(4-(-3)) Remove Brackets


(5+1)/(4+3) Simplify


(6)/(7)

The slope is
(6)/(7)

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