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Find the slope of a line given the following two points: (-1, 3) and (5, -2).

A) 5/6
B) -5/6
C) 6/5
D) -6/5

User Brian Bien
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Your answer is B) -5/6.

We can find this using the formula (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1) and substitute in the coordinates:

(-2 - 3)/(5 - -1) = -5/6

I hope this helps!
User Hughes
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