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Slope between (-2,11) 5,6)

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Answer:

To calculate the slope, you can first substract the points to get the vector that join both, you may do it like this:

(-2, 11) - (5,6) = (-2 - 5, 11 - 6) = (-7, 5)

To get the slope when you get the vector (x,y), you will have to divide y be x:

5/-7

So the slope is 5/-7,
-(5)/(7)

User RBT
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Answer:

-
(5)/(7)

Explanation:

Slope =
(rise)/(run)

=
(6-11)/(5-(-2))

=
(6-11)/(5+2)

=
(-5)/(7)

= -
(5)/(7)

User Souza
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