Find the slope of the line through the pair of points (5,6) and (-1,1)

Malthan asked Oct 14, 2022

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Malthan asked Oct 14, 2022

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Answer:

The slope of the line through the pair of points (5,6) and (-1,1) is
(5)/(6) .

Explanation:

The slope of a line is calculated by
m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) .

$m=(1-6)/(-1-5)\\=(-5)/(-6)\\=(5)/(6)$

Kuhlemann answered Oct 21, 2022

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