How do you find the slope given (-1,2) and (6,2)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-08T17:21:41

The above pair of points have no slope.

$( -1 , 2) = color(blue)(x_1 , y_1$

$( 6,2) = color(blue)(x_2 , y_2)$

The slope is calculated using formula:

Slope $= color(blue)(( y_2 - y _1)/(x_2 - x_1)$

$= ( 2 -2 ) / ( 6 - (-1))$

$= ( 0 ) / ( 6 + 1)$

$= 0$

The above pair of points have no slope.