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What is the slope of the equation

What is the slope of the equation-example-1
User Mahkitah
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-16/-10 = 8/5
8/5 will be the slope
User Lingfeng Xiong
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(-5, - 1) and (5, 15) are your two originals, and you know that the equation to find the slope is:

m = (y1 - y2)/(x1 - x2)

So, if:
y1 = -1
y2 = 15
x1 = -5
x2 = 5

All you have to do is plug in the numbers:

(-1 - 15)/(-5-5)
-16/-10
8/5
so, m, or your slope, equals 8/5.
User Mr Baloon
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