What is the slope of the line that passes through (-6,1) and (2,5)?

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01-01-2017
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What is the slope of the line that passes through (-6,1) and (2,5)?

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aaronkang7 aaronkang7 · Answer 1 · 2017-01-01T14:40:20+01:00

aaronkang7 aaronkang7

01-01-2017

slope is simply rise/run.
or
(vertical shift)/(horizontal shift)
therefore, the x value went from -6 to 2 which means it vertically shifted by 8.
and the y value went from 1 to 5, which means it horizontally shifted by 4.
the slope is 8/4.
or 2.

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texaschic101 texaschic101 · Answer 2 · 2017-01-01T14:41:44+01:00

texaschic101 texaschic101

01-01-2017

(-6,1)(2,5)
slope = (5 - 1) / (2 - (-6) = 4/(2 + 6) = 4 / 8 reduces to 1/2 <==

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