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What is the slope of a line between (-4,14) and (-16,8)

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1 answer:

Bess [88]2 years ago

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Answer:

$\frac{1}{2}$

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slope :

$slope \: = \: \frac{y2 - y1}{x2 - x1} = \frac{8 - 14}{ - 16 - - 4} = \frac{ - 6}{ - 12} = \frac{1}{2}$ = 0.5

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