What is the correct set up to finding the slope of a line that passes through the points (6, −3) and (−2, 7)

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User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
9 hours ago

To find the slope of a line that passes through two points, you can use the slope formula:

\[ m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} \]

Where \((x_1, y_1)\) and \((x_2, y_2)\) are the coordinates of the two points.

In your case, the points are \((6, -3)\) and \((-2, 7)\). You can designate the points as follows:

  • \((x_1, y_1) = (6, -3)\)
  • \((x_2, y_2) = (-2, 7)\)

Now, substitute the values into the slope formula:

\[ m = \frac{7 - (-3)}{-2 - 6} \]

This simplifies to:

\[ m = \frac{7 + 3}{-2 - 6} = \frac{10}{-8} = -\frac{5}{4} \]

So, the slope of the line that passes through the points \((6, -3)\) and \((-2, 7)\) is \(-\frac{5}{4}\).