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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2,6) and (-12,2)

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Answer:

Explanation:

the answer is 0.4

\frac{\color{blue}{2}-\color{blue}{6}}{\color{green}{-12}-(\color{green}{-2})}

−12−(−2)

2−6

Plug in.

\frac{2-6}{-12+2}

−12+2

2−6

The negative of a negative is a positive.

\frac{-4}{-10}

−10

−4

Add/Subtract.

\frac{2}{5}

5

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I think this is the answer
What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2,6) and (-12,2)-example-1
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