Question

Find the slope of the line that contains each pair of points.

(4, 6) and (0, -2)

Answer 1

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Answer 2

\(\bf \begin{array}{lllll}
&x_1&y_1&x_2&y_2\\
&(4\quad ,&6)\quad &(0\quad ,&-2)
\end{array}
\\\quad \\

slope = m= \cfrac{rise}{run} \implies \cfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}
\\ \quad \\

y-y_1=m(x-x_1)\qquad \textit{plug in your values and solve for "y"}\)