How do you find the slope of (-4,-2), (-3,8)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-20T11:25:41

The slope $=10$

$(-4,-2) = color(blue)(x_1, y_1)$

$(-3,8) = color(blue)(x_2, y_2)$

The slope is calculated using formula:

Slope $=color(blue)((y_2 - y_1) / (x_2 - x_1)$

$=(8 - (-2)) / (-3 - (-4))$

$=(8 +2 ) / (-3 + 4)$

$=(10 ) / (1)$

The slope $=10$