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Jasmine14:

The graph below shows a line segment PQ: Graph of line segment PQ with endpoints at negative 2 comma 1 and 4 comma 4 What is the slope of the line segment PQ?

ScaryPerson:

uh can u take a ss and post it

Jasmine14:

ScaryPerson:

Ok so do you know how to do rise over run?

Jasmine14:

yeah

ScaryPerson:

Did you try and do that?

Jasmine14:

yeah

Jasmine14:

ScaryPerson:

or you could use the slope formula. \[m=\frac{ y _{2}-y _{1}}{ x _{2}-x _{1} }\]

Jasmine14:

I'm a lil confussed now

ScaryPerson:

thats the slope formula. It may be the wrong formula tho.

Jasmine14:

ok

Jasmine14:

ScaryPerson:

Okay

ScaryPerson:

Well. im thinking

ScaryPerson:

ok so pick 2 points on the graph. find the rise over run. then divide the difference

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