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Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2,2) and (13,-7)

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Slope is change in y over change in x.
So in this case, it would be 2- -7/-2-13 = 9/-15 = -3/5.

The answer is -3/5.
User Kalamar Obliwy
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Slope:
(-7-2)/(13+2)

-7 - 2 = -9

13 + 2 = 15

Slope =
-(9)/(15)

User Edu Yubero
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