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What is the slope of the line that passes through (3,-7) and (-1,1)
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What is the slope of the line that passes through (3,-7) and (-1,1)

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-2 is the slope of the line

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Line slopes are found with the formula
m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

Givens
y2 = 1
y1 = - 7
x2 = -1
x1 = 3

Sub and solve
m = (1 - - 7) / (-1 - 3)
m = (1 + 7) / -4
m = 8 / - 4
m = - 2
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