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Find the slope of the line that passes through the pair of points (2,6) , (7,0)

User Jan Slabon
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Slope is defined as the change in y-coordinate over the change in x, so if you find the change then you can find the slope.

(change~in~y)/(change ~in~x) =(0-6)/(7-2)=(-6)/(5)
Thus, your slope is -6/5.
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