What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(-5, -3) , (1, 4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-06T16:11:54

The slope of the line passing through these points is $7/6$ .

As we know, the slope of the line passing through $(x_1,y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ is

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

So

$m = (4-(-3))/(1-(-5))$

$= (4+3)/(1+5)$

$= 7/6$

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (-5, -3) , (1, 4) (-5, -3) , (1, 4)?