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Find the slope of the lines joining each of the following pair of points.
(1,7) and (4,2)

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Answer:

-5/3

Explanation:

We can find the slope using the slope formula

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

= ( 2-7)/(4-1)

-5/3

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