How do you find the slope of (-7, -5), (-6, -3)?

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smendyka
Mar 7, 2017

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Explanation:

The slope can be found by using the formula: #m = (color(red)(y_2) - color(blue)(y_1))/(color(red)(x_2) - color(blue)(x_1))#

Where #m# is the slope and (#color(blue)(x_1, y_1)#) and (#color(red)(x_2, y_2)#) are the two points on the line.

Substituting the values from the points in the problem gives:

#m = (color(red)(-3) - color(blue)(-5))/(color(red)(-6) - color(blue)(-7)) = (color(red)(-3) + color(blue)(5))/(color(red)(-6) + color(blue)(7)) = 2/1 = 2#

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