How do you find a slope of (3/4,-2) and (1/4,-3)?

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Shwetank Mauria
May 17, 2016

The slope is 2.

Explanation:

The slope given two points on a Cartesian Plane, (x_1,y_1) and (x_2,y_2) is (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

Hence, slope given two points (3/4,-2) and (1/4,-3) should be

(-3-(-2))/(1/4-3/4)=(-3+2)/(-2/4)=(-1)/(-2/4)=(1xx4)/2=2

Hence, the slope is 2.

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