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What is the slope for (-23, -14) and ( -18,2)

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The formula to find the slope of a line that goes through any two points (x₁,y₁) and (x₂,y₂) is


m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)_{}

In our case:


m=(2-(-14))/(-18-(-23))=(2+14)/(-18+23)=(16)/(5)=3.2

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