Question

Calculate the slope between the coordinates (-2,3) and (2,-1) using the slope formula.

Answer 1

slope = -1

Explanation:

First, you need to know the slope formula: y2 - y1

x2 - x1

Now recognize the first point (-2,3) as (x1,y1) and the second point (2,-1) as (x2,y2)

Now that you have done that, plug in the numbers into the slope equation.

Which should look like this: -1 - 3

2 - -2

Now that your equation looks like this, recognize the denominator, we should know that a negative plus a negative equals a positive. So instead of subtracting the denominator of the equation, we are going to add the two numbers together, because x1 is negative. Now solve, you should get the answer -1.

-1 - 3 -4 = -1

2 + 2 4

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