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Find the slope of the line that goes through the points (5,-15) and (6,-5). Slope, m =

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In order to find the slope between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), we can use the following formula:


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

So, using the points (5, -15) and (6, -5), we have:


\begin{gathered} m=(-5-(-15))/(6-5) \\ m=(-5+15)/(1) \\ m=10 \end{gathered}

So the slope is m = 10.

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