What is the slope of the line passing through the points $(4,3)$ and $(-5,-2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-23T08:31:27

$5/9$

Slope = rise (change in height) over run (lateral distance). In this case the change in height is:

$3 - (-2) = 3 + 2 = 5$

The run is:

$4 - (-5) = 4 + 5 = 9$

Therefore, the slope is $5/9$ .

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