How do you find the slope given (-3, -1), (-1, 5)?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-19T04:07:16

The slope is $3$ .

To find the slope given two points, we use the formula $"rise"/"run"$ , or $(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$ .

Plug in the given points into the formula:
$(5-(-1))/(-1-(-3)) = 6/2 = 3$

Therefore, the slope is $3$ .

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Answer 2 · 2018-07-19T23:06:32

$3$

Slope is given by the formula

$(Deltay)/(Deltax)$

where the Greek letter $Delta$ (Delta) is shorthand for change in.

We just see how much our $y$ changes by, and divide it by how much our $x$ changes by.

$y$ goes from $-1$ to $5$ , which represents a $Deltay$ of $6$ .

$x$ goes from $-3$ to $-1$ , which represents a $Deltax$ of $2$ .

Dividing the two, as our slope, we get

$3$

Hope this helps!