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What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-3,-5/2) and (3,-8)?

What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-3,-5/2) and (3,-8)?-example-1

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Slope can be found by using the formula:

m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

Make (3, -8) point 2
Make (-3, -5/2) point 1

m=( -8 - -5/2)/(3- -3)
m=(-16/2 + 5/2)/(6)
m=(-11/2)(6)
m= -11/12
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