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What is the slope of a line that passes through the
points (-2, 12) and (-6, 8)?

Answer 1

m = 1

Explanation:

Use the given points to solve the slope formula.

(-2, 12) (-6, 8)

`m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)`

m is the slope, x is the first number in the given point, and y is the second. (It doesn't matter which point you choose to be x1,y1 or x2,y2)

`m=(8-12)/(-6-(-2))` (subtracting negative cancels out and becomes adding a positive)

`m=(-4)/(-4)` (the negatives cancel out and become positive)

m = 1