What is the distance between $(1,6)$ and $(7,4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-03T17:27:25

The formula for slope is m = $(y_2 - y_1) / (x_2 - x_1)$ , assuming m represents slope.

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

m = $(4 - 6) / (7 - 1)$

m = $-2/6$

m = $-1/3$

The slope is $-1/3$ .

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