What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(2, -6), (10,-2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-27T13:58:50

Subtract the first y-variable from the second y-variable and divide that by the first x-variable subtracted from the second x-variable.

$(-2--6)/(10-2)=(-2+6)/(10-2)=4/8=1/2$

The slope is $1/2$ .

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (2, -6), (10,-2) (2, -6), (10,-2)?