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Determine the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2, -1) and (10, -6)

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Answer:

-5/12

Explanation:

The slope is the ratio of the change in y to the corresponding change in x:

(y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1) = (-6-(-1))/(10-(-2)) = -5/12

The slope of the line that passes through the given points is -5/12.

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The graph plots the equation in point-slope form of the line through those points, verifying the slope is -5/12.

Determine the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2, -1) and (10, -6)-example-1
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