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Question 1 of 8Compute the slope of the line below. Enter your answer as a fraction ordecimal. Use a slash mark (/as the fraction bar if necessary.10- 1010(-2,-5)-107

Answer 1

The slope formula for 2 given points is

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

where the values on the right hand side come from our points:

`\begin{gathered} (x_1,y_1)=(-2,-5) \\ (x_2,y_2)=(4,1) \end{gathered}`

By substituting these values into the slope formula, we get

`m=(1-(-5))/(4-(-2))`

which gives

`\begin{gathered} m=(1+5)/(4+2) \\ m=(6)/(6) \\ m=1 \end{gathered}`

therefore, the answer is 1