How do you find the slope given (4,8) and (6, -2)?

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How do you find the slope given (4,8) and (6, -2)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-19T21:26:48

$slope= - 5$ $"slope="-5$

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$P_{1} = (x_{1}, y_{1}) P_{2} = (x_{2}, y_{2})$ $P_1=(x_1,y_1)" "P_2=(x_2,y_2)$
$Delta y=y_2-y_1=-2-8=-10$
$Delta x=x_2-x_1=6-4=2$
$"slope="(Delta y)/(Delta x)$
$"slope="-10/2$
$"slope="-5$

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