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What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-4, 2) and (6, -3)?

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Answer:

-1/2 or
-(1)/(2)

Explanation:

to find the slope, use the formula

(y₁ - y₂)/(x₁ - x₂)

(2 - -3)/(-4 - 6)

(2 + 3)/(- 4 - 6)

5/-10

1/-2

-1/2

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