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The slope of the line passing through the points (0, -4) and (-6, 2) is

  1. 0

  2. 1

  3. -1

  4. 6

Straight Line Eq

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Answer

Slope of the line passing through (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is given by,

=y2y1x2x1=2(4)60=66=1.= \dfrac{y2 - y1}{x2 - x1} \\[1em] = \dfrac{2 - (-4)}{-6 - 0} \\[1em] = \dfrac{6}{-6} \\[1em] = -1.

Hence, Option 3 is the correct option.

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