How do you find the slope of the line passing through each pair of points (-3, -1), (-1, 5)?

1 Answer
May 2, 2018

color(indigo)("Slope of given line is " m = 3

Explanation:

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"Slope " m = "Rise" / "Run"

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

m = (5 + 1) / (-1 + 3) =6/2 = 3