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What is the slope of the line that passes through (-12, 5) and (-3, -6)

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The slope or velocity of a line is constant and is the change in y divided by the change in x.

m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) for any two points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2)

m=(-6-5)/(-3--12)

m=-11/9
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