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A line that includes the points (7, -5) and (5, v) has a slope of -7. What is the value of v

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As we know the formula to calculate the slope is m = y2 - y1 divided by x2 - x1.

Where m is the slope. y2 is the second y co ordinate. y1 is the first y co ordinate. x2 is the second x co ordinate. x1 is the first x co ordinate.

So to calculate we can write it out as -7 = v - (-5) / 5 - 7, which further becomes -14 = v + 5 and v comes out to be -19.

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