Not asking for the direct answer- just need to know how to solve problems like this

Find the slope of a line that passes through (-2, -3) and (1,1).

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Not asking for the direct answer- just need to know how to solve problems like this

Find the slope of a line that passes through (-2, -3) and (1,1).

wanell · Answer

y1-x1   y2-x2 do that

hannansm · Answer

m= (y1-y1)/(x1-x2)

avi13 · Answer

Tan(Theta)=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

hannansm · Answer

which is 1 and which is 2 are arbitrary. the answer would be the same as long as you're consistent with your labeling.

sugardemonhunters · Answer

So all I have to do is plug in the numbers and subtract which will give me my answer?

hannansm · Answer

yep! keep in mind that slope is literally rise over run.

hannansm · Answer

so you have to get the quotient of the difference in the rise over the difference in the run

sugardemonhunters · Answer

Thank you both so much! (: