What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(2,3) , (-1,4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-02T22:20:06

The slope is $m = -1/3$

The formula for the slope of a line based upon two coordinate points is

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

For the coordinate points $(2,3) and (-1,4)$
$x_1 = 2$
$x_2 = -1$
$y_1 = 3$
$y_2 = 4$

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

$m = 1/-3$

The slope is $m = -1/3$

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (2,3) , (-1,4) (2,3) , (-1,4)?