Find the slope of the line passing through the points , −7−7 and , −36.

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Victor Grazi · Answer 1 · 2020-12-23T04:55:40+0000

For this case we have that by definition, the slope of a line is given by:

$m = \frac {y_ {2} -y_ {1}} {x_ {2} -x_ {1}}$

We have the following points:

$(x_ {1}, y_ {1}): (- 7, -7)\\(x_ {2}, y_ {2}): (- 3,6)$

Substituting we have:

$m = \frac {6 - (- 7)} {- 3 - (- 7)} = \frac {6 + 7} {- 3 + 7} = \frac {13} {4}$

Thus, the slope of the line is:
$\frac {13} {4}$

Answer:

$m = \frac {13} {4}$