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Find the slope of the line passing through the points (-6,2), (0,-6).

A-6
B. 2
C. -4/3
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E-3/1

User Noam Manos
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C. -4/3


slope = ((y _(2) - y _(1)) )/((x _(2) - x _(1) )) \\ = (( - 6 - 2))/((0 -( - 6)) \\ = ( - 8)/( 6) \\ = - (4)/(3)

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