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Find the slope of the line that passes through (4,5) and (9,1)

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The line is given ith two points, A (4, 5) and B (9, 1)

The slope is calculated as follows;


\begin{gathered} m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) \\ m=(1-5)/(9-4) \\ m=(-4)/(5) \\ m=-(4)/(5) \end{gathered}

The slope of the line that passes through the given points is -4/5

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