What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2,4) and (8,-1)?

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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2,4) and (8,-1)?

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Answer:

-1/2

Explanation:

slope of a line = y2-y1/x2-x1

here (x1,y1)=(-2,4)

similarly,

(x2,y2)=(8,-1)

slope=-1-4/8--2

=-5/10

=-1/2

Anisuzzaman Babla answered Feb 13, 2021

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8-(-2)=10
-1-4=-5
-5/10
= -1/2

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slope of a line = y2-y1/x2-x1

here (x1,y1)=(-2,4)

similarly,

(x2,y2)=(8,-1)

slope=-1-4/8--2

=-5/10

=-1/2

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