Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through(-4, 7) and (-6, -4)

Answer 1

so slope is rise over run

( - 4 + 7 ) / ( - 4 - 6 )

= 3 / -10

= - 0.3

Explanation:

Answer 2

`m = (11)/(2)`

Explanation:

Use the following equation:

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

Let:

`(x_1, y_1) = (-6 , -4)\\(x_2, y_2) = (-4 ,7)`

Plug in the corresponding numbers to the corresponding variables in the given equation:

`m = (7 - (-4))/(-4 - (-6)) = (7 + 4)/(-4 + 6) = (11)/(2)`