How do you find the slope for (-7,-5) and (-3,-6)?

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How do you find the slope for (-7,-5) and (-3,-6)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-24T20:20:52

The slope would be $- \frac{1}{4}$ $-1/4$

Explanation:

Slope can be calculated using the formula: $\frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ $(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$ . But first you must designate your two points in terms of x and y.

So, let $(- 7, - 5)$ $(-7,-5)$ be represented as $(x_{1}, y_{1})$ $(x_1,y_1)$ and let

$(- 3, - 6)$ $(-3,-6)$ be represented by $(x_{2}, y_{2})$ $(x_2,y_2)$ . Now it's just a matter of substituting your points into the formula:

$\frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}} = \frac{- 6 - - 5}{- 3 - - 7} = - \frac{1}{4}$ $(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) = (-6--5)/(-3--7)=-1/4$ .

The slope is $- \frac{1}{4}$ $-1/4$

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