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Find the slope of the line that passes through (2,-5) and (7,-5)

User Ghickman
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Answer:

slope = 0

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (2, - 5 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (7, - 5 )

m =
(-5-(-5))/(7-2) =
(-5+5)/(5) =
(0)/(5) = 0

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