What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(3,15) ; (0, -1)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-19T04:06:35

The slope is $16/3$ .

To find the slope given two points, we use the formula $"rise"/"run"$ , or $(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$ .

Plug in the given points into the formula:
$(-1-15)/(0-3) = -16/-3 = 16/3$

Therefore, the slope is $16/3$ .

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Answer 2 · 2018-07-19T23:05:27

$16/3$

Slope is given by the formula

$(Deltay)/(Deltax)$

where the Greek letter $Delta$ (Delta) is shorthand for change in.

We just see how much our $y$ changes by, and divide it by how much our $x$ changes by.

$y$ goes from $15$ to $-1$ , which represents a $Deltay$ of $-16$ .

$x$ goes from $3$ to $0$ , which represents a $Deltax$ of $-3$ .

Dividing the two, as our slope, we get

$16/3$

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