What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-6,1) and (4,-4)

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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-6,1) and (4,-4)?

Guest Apr 25, 2014

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The slope is the difference between the y values divided by the difference between the x values.

slope = (-4 - 1)/(4 - -6) = -5/10 = -1/2

Alan Apr 25, 2014

Alan · Answer 1 · 2014-04-25T08:04:31

The slope is the difference between the y values divided by the difference between the x values.

slope = (-4 - 1)/(4 - -6) = -5/10 = -1/2