How do you find a slope of (3/4,-2) and (1/4,-3)?

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Shwetank Mauria
May 17, 2016

The slope is #2#.

Explanation:

The slope given two points on a Cartesian Plane, #(x_1,y_1)# and #(x_2,y_2)# is #(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)#

Hence, slope given two points #(3/4,-2)# and #(1/4,-3)# should be

#(-3-(-2))/(1/4-3/4)=(-3+2)/(-2/4)=(-1)/(-2/4)=(1xx4)/2=2#

Hence, the slope is #2#.

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