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What is the slope of the line between (3,-4) and (-2,1)?

What is the slope of the line between (3,-4) and (-2,1)?-example-1
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Answer:

slope = - 1

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = ( y₂ - y₁ ) / ( x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (3, - 4) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 2, 1)

m =
(1+4)/(-2-3) =
(5)/(-5) = - 1

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