What is the slope of the line that passes through the points A(-2,3) and B(-12,6)?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Neko [114]3 years ago

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Work is attached in the image below.

harina [27]3 years ago

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Answer:

The answer is

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope of a line given two points can be found by using the formula

$m = \frac{ y_2 - y _ 1}{x_ 2 - x_ 1}$

where

(x1 , y1) and (x2 , y2) are the points

From the question the points are

A(-2,3) and B(-12,6)

The slope is

$m = \frac{ 6 - 3}{ - 12 - - 2} = \frac{3}{ - 12 + 2} \\ = - \frac{3}{10}$

We have the final answer as

$- \frac{3}{10}$

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