What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(4, 3) , (2,-5)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-14T21:22:15

$4$

To find the slope using two points:

$(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

$(-5-3)/(2-4)$

$(-8)/(-2)$

$4$

Answer 2 · 2018-04-14T21:26:48

The slope is $4$ .

$(4, 3)$ and $(2, -5)$

Slope of a line is defined by $"change in y"/"change in x"$ or $"rise"/"run"$ or the formula $(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$ .

We have the value of two points, so we can plug them into the formula:
$(-5-3)/(2-4)$

Simplify...
$(-8)/-2$

$4$

The slope is $4$ .

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What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (4, 3) , (2,-5) (4, 3) , (2,-5)?