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What’s the slope of the line?

What’s the slope of the line?-example-1

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Answer:

slope = -
(1)/(2)

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 2, 1) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (2, - 1)

m =
(-1-1)/(2-(-2)) =
(-2)/(2+2) =
(-2)/(4) = -
(1)/(2)

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