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Please can you help me with this-example-1
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Answer:

slope = - 5

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 1, 0) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 2, 5) ← 2 points on the line

m =
(5-0)/(-2-(-1)) =
(5)/(-2+1) =
(5)/(-1) = - 5

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