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How do you find the slope given (4,4) (-1,-2)?

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Feb 19, 2016

The slope is $m = \frac{6}{5}$ $m = 6/5$

Explanation:

The formula for slope is $m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ $m =(y_2 - y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

For the points (4,4) and (-1,-2) where
$x_{1} = 4$ $x_1 = 4$
$y_{1} = 4$ $y_1 =4$
$x_{2} = - 1$ $x_2 = -1$
$y_{2} = - 2$ $y_2 = -2$

$m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ $m =(y_2 - y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

$m = \frac{- 2 - 4}{- 1 - 4}$ $m =(-2 - 4)/(-1-4)$

$m = \frac{- 6}{- 5}$ $m = (-6)/-5$

$m = \frac{6}{5}$ $m =6/5$

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