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What is the slope of the line containing (2,-9) and (-5,-3)

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Answer:


\huge \boxed{ \boxed{ - (6)/(7) }} \\

Explanation:

The slope of a line given two points can be found by using the formula


m = ( y_2 - y _ 1)/(x_ 2 - x_ 1) \\

From the question we have


m = ( - 3 - - 9)/( - 5 - 2) = ( - 3 + 9)/( - 5 - 2) = - (6)/(7) \\

We have the final answer as


- (6)/(7) \\

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