What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(4,-4), (7,0)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-10T00:39:36

The slope is $4/3$ .

The formula to figure out the slope of a line using two points is

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

In this case, $0$ is $y_2$ and $-4$ is $y_1$ . You then have $0- (-4)$ , which is equivalent to $0+4$ , as your numerator.

Similarly, $7$ is $x_2$ and $4$ is $x_1$ , meaning your denominator would be $7-4$ . When you solve the expressions you will get

$m = 4/3$

and since $m$ represents your slope, $4/3$ is the answer.

Answer 2 · 2018-05-10T01:47:36

$m = 4/3$

Use the slope formula, $(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

$(0-(-4))/(7-4) = 4/3$

$m = 4/3$

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