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How do you find the slope given (1,4) and (3,2)?

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Apr 7, 2016

The slope $= - 1$ $= -1$

Explanation:

The coordinates are:
$(1, 4) = x_{1}, y_{1}$ $(1,4) = color(blue)(x_1 ,y_1)$

$(3, 2) = x_{2}, y_{2}$ $(3,2) = color(blue)(x_2 ,y_2)$

The slope is calculated using formula:
Slope $= \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ $= color(blue)((y_2 - y_1)/ (x_2 -x_1)$

$= \frac{2 - 4}{3 - 1}$ $= (2-4) / (3-1)$

$= \frac{- 2}{2}$ $= (-2) / (2)$

The slope $= - 1$ $= -1$

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