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Line GH contains points G(–2, 6) and H(5, –3). What is the slope of ?
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Line GH contains points G(–2, 6) and H(5, –3). What is the slope of ?

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the slope of the line is -
(9)/(7)

I used the equation
( y_(2) - y_(1))/(x_2-x_1)

so for this problem, the equation would be
(-3-6)/(5+2) = -(9)/(7)
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The slope would be -9/7. Simply do rise over run and since the rise is -9 (one y point to the other) and the run is 7 (one x point to the other)
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