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what is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-7, -4) and (-11, -2) write your answer in simplest form

User Jsz
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We can find slope
m with this formula


m=\frac{\Delta{y}}{\Delta{x}}

Where
\Delta{y}=y_2-y_1=-2-(-4)=2 and
\Delta{x}=x_2-x_1=-11-(-7)=-4 thus


m=-(2)/(4)=\boxed{-(1)/(2)}

The slope of line is -1/2.

Hope this helps.

User Nada
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