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Find the slope of the line passing through the points (-3,4) and (2,-1)

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Hello! The formula for finding slope is y2- y1 / x2- x1. That means subtract the first y-coordinate from the second y-coordinate and the first x-coordinate from the second x-coordinate. Plug in the values to have it like this: -1 - 4 / 2 - (-3). When you subtract the numbers, you get -5/5 or just simply -1. The slope of the line is -1.
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Slope formula:
(y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)

First, you would need to plug the coordinates into the formula for slope.

(-1 - 4)/(2 - (-3))

Now, all you have to do is solve and simplify it.

(-1 - 4)/(2 - (-3)) =
(-5)/(5) = -1

The slope of the line is -1.

I hope this helps!
User Aruna Karunarathna
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