Question

Find the slope of the line passing through the points A( 4, 8) and B(6, -3)

Answer 1

-3 -8
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6 - 4

Answer 2

-11/2

Answer 3

\[slope = \frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}} = \frac{-3-8}{6-4} = \frac{-11}{2}\]