(3,1),(-3,1) find the slope

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Answer 1

Hello, thank you for taking the time to post your question!

The underlying formula that you want to use here to compute slope is

m = (y2 – y1) / (x2 – x1)

for this set of points that becomes

m = (1 – 1) / (-3 – 3) = 0 / -6 = 0

meaning that the slope here is 0 and the line is a horizontal line

I hope that helps you get moving in a better direction on this type of question! Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions beyond that :)

Answer 2

To find the slope of 2 points, you use the equation m = (y2 - y1)/(x2-x1) with point 1 (x1, y1) and point 2 (x2, y2). So in this case,

 

m = (1-1)/(-3-3) = 0