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What is slope of the line that passes through the points (–1, 6) and (5, 10)?

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Answer:

The slope is 2/3

Explanation:

1) To find the slope, you divide the differences of the y-coordinates of 2 points on a line by the difference of the x-coordinates of those same 2 points.

2) y1 - y2 ÷ x1 - x2

3) 6 -10 ÷ (-1) - 5

4) (-4) ÷ (-6)

5) -4/-6 You can reduce this by dividing by two

6) -2/-3 The negatives cancel each other out, making it a positive slope

7) ∴ the slope is 2/3

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