How do you find the slope of the line (1/2, -1); (3, -3/4)?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-01T16:44:01

#x_1 = 1/2#
# y_1 = -1#

#x_2 = 3#
#y_2 = (-3)/4#

m = #(y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)#

m = #((-3/4) - (-1))/(3 - (1/2))#

m = #((-3/4) +1)/(3 -1/2)#

m = #(1/4 )/(5/2)#

m = #1/4xx 2/5 = 1/10#