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What is the slope of the line that contains the points(1-1)and(-2,8)?

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We can use the formula y2-y1/x2-x1 to find slope given two points. Therefore, we have -1-8/-2-1, getting us -9/-3, or just 3. Hope this helps!
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The slope would be -5
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