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Find the slope of the line through the given points: (-1,2) and (-5,10)

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Answer:


\Huge\boxed{\mathsf{\longrightarrow-2}}

Explanation:

TO FIND:

The slope of (-1,2) and (-5,10).

SOLUTIONS:

SLOPE FORMULA:


\displaystyle \mathsf{\Rightarrow (Y_2-Y_1)/(X_2-X_1) }}

Y₂=10

Y₁=2

X₂=(-5)

X₁=(-1)

Solve.


\displaystyle \mathsf{(10-2)/((-5)-(-1))=(10-2)/((-5)+1)=(8/2)/(-4/2)=(4/2)/(-2/2)=(2)/(-1)=\boxed{\mathsf{\Rightarrow -2}}     }}

As a result, the slope is -2, which is our answer.

User Redimp
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Answer:

The slope is -2/1

Explanation:

Slope =
(y_(2) -y_(1))/(x_(2)-x_(1))

Therefore:


(10-2)/(-5-(-1))

= 8/-4 or -2

Hope this helps!

User Sivachandran
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