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

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asked Mar 2, 2021 32.1k views

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Sven Dhaens · Answer 1 · 2021-03-08T19:23:48+0000

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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