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What is the slope of the line passing through the points
(-1,7) and (4,-1)

User Phoad
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Answer:

(5 , -18)

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User Matt Bierner
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Answer:
(-8)/(5)

Explanation:

The slope of a line passing through points (a,b) and (m,n) is given by :-


\text{Slope}=(n-b)/(m-a)

Given points : (-1,7) and (4,-1)

Then, the slope of the line passing through the points (-1,7) and (4,-1) will be :-


\text{Slope}=(-1-7)/(4-(-1))\\\\=(-8)/(4+1)\\\\=(-8)/(5)

Hence, the required slope =
(-8)/(5)

User Yann Trevin
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