How do you find the slope of the line passing through the points (6, -1) and (-9, 4)?

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Shwetank Mauria
Sep 25, 2016

Slope of a line passing through the points #(6,-1)# and #(-9,4)# is #-1/3#

Explanation:

Slope of a line passing through the points #(x_1,y_1)# and #(x_2,y_2)# is given by

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

Hence slope of a line passing through the points #(6,-1)# and #(-9,4)# is

#(4-(-1))/(-9-6)#

= #(4+1)/(-15)#

= #5/-15=-1/3#

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