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What is the slope of the line passing through the points (-1,4) and (5,-2)? Show your work

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (-1,4) and (5,-2)? Show your-example-1
User Fanton
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Answer:

-2

Explanation:

Slope is rise over run, if you count the rise (going left to right) it is -2, and for every -2 rise we run (move to the right) 1, so the slope is -2/1 or just -2

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