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How do you find the slope of (-4,-5),(-9,1)?

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Shwetank Mauria

Jul 22, 2016

Slope the line passing through (−4,-5) and (−9,1) is #-6/5#

Explanation:

Slope of a line joining #(x_1,y_1)# and #(x_2,y_2)# is given by

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

Hence, slope the line passing through (−4,-5) and (−9,1) is #(1-(-5))/(-9-(-4))=(1+5)/(-9+4)=6/(-5)=-6/5#.

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