Find the slope of the line passing through each pair of points.

(-3, 4) and (6, 1)

Question

Find the slope of the line passing through each pair of points. 

(-3, 4) and (6, 1)

shamil98 · Answer

Use the slope formula.
$$\huge \frac{ y_2 - y_1 }{ x_2 - x_1 }$$

anonymous · Answer

C o m e h e l p m e!

anonymous · Answer

4 - 1
_______
-3 - 6

^ Like this...?

shamil98 · Answer

No, you got the coordinates mixed up.
try again

shamil98 · Answer

it should be the second y - coordinated minus the first one

shamil98 · Answer

amd the same goes for the x coordinates

anonymous · Answer

1 - 4
_______
6 - -3

shamil98 · Answer

Yep, now simplify it

anonymous · Answer

-3
___
9

shamil98 · Answer

correct, and there you go -3/9 is your slope

anonymous · Answer

it doesn't really matter which coordinate your subtracting from what btw

shamil98 · Answer

yes it does.

anonymous · Answer

They gave me an answer key (without the explanation) and they said the answer is -1/3... Is that -3/9 simplified?

anonymous · Answer

it does not matter.

shamil98 · Answer

yes that is

shamil98 · Answer

Why do you think there is formula for it?

shamil98 · Answer

You're mislead..

anonymous · Answer

(1)-(4)/(6)-(-3) = -3/9

(4)-(1)/(-3)-(6) = -3/9

clearly, i'm misled.

shamil98 · Answer

You are mislead, your way won't work for every single pair of coordinates.

shamil98 · Answer

Sure you get the same answer this time but in other cases you wont

anonymous · Answer

show me a case where it wont.