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The gradient of the line passing through the points A(–3, 4) and B(2, –6) is:

  1. 12\dfrac{1}{2}

  2. –2

  3. 2

  4. 12\dfrac{1}{2}

Straight Line Eq

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Answer

We know that,

m=y2y1x2x1mAB=642(3)=105=2.m = \dfrac{y2 - y1}{x2 - x1} \\[1em] m_{AB} = \dfrac{-6 - 4}{2-(-3)} \\[1em] = \dfrac{-10}{5} = -2.

Hence, option 2 is the correct option.

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