What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: # (4, 3) , (2,-5)#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-14T21:22:15

#4#

To find the slope using two points:

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

#(-5-3)/(2-4)#

#(-8)/(-2)#

#4#

Answer 2 · 2018-04-14T21:26:48

The slope is #4#.

#(4, 3)# and #(2, -5)#

Slope of a line is defined by #"change in y"/"change in x"# or #"rise"/"run"# or the formula #(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)#.

We have the value of two points, so we can plug them into the formula:
#(-5-3)/(2-4)#

Simplify...
#(-8)/-2#

#4#

The slope is #4#.

Hope this helps!