Question

Find the slope of the line passing through the points (–1, 3) and (4, –7).

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3/4
-4/3
-2

Answer 1

there are a lot of questions like this on the OS look at them

Answer 2

Will Fan and Metal

Answer 3

Sara I wish I could Help But I can't Sorry D:

Answer 4

Each point is written (x,y). The formula for the slope of a line is
\[\frac{y _{2}-y _{1}}{x _{2}-x _{1}}\] The little two means it's the y or x-coordinate for the 2nd point you pick.

Answer 5

Please tell me if you still don't understand

Answer 6

Could u explain it a little more

Answer 7

Take the x and y coordinates (first and second number in the parentheses) and plug them into the formula I gave you.

Answer 8

First point is (-1,3), second point is (4,-7).
\[\Large\text{slope}=\frac{\text{change in y}}{\text{change in x}}\]

Answer 9

ok what next

Answer 10

What is the \(\Large\text{change in y}\)?

Answer 11

3?

Answer 12

No, that is the \(\Large\text{original y}\)

Answer 13

I dont understand

Answer 14

Okay, when we go from the point (-1,3) to (4,-7)

Answer 15

The y-value changed from 3 to -7, right?

Answer 16

yea

Answer 17

Does it make sense to you that \(\Large\text{change in y = new y - original y}\)?

Answer 18

Let's plug those numbers in

Answer 19

ok thanks