A line passes through (1,-5) and (-3,7). What is the slope of the line?

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Given:

The coordinate of the points are,

$\begin{gathered} (x_1,y_1)=(1,-5)_{} \\ (x_2,y_2)=(-3,7) \end{gathered}$

The slope is,

$\begin{gathered} m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) \\ =(7-(-5))/(-3-1) \\ =(12)/(-4) \\ =-3 \end{gathered}$

Hence, the slope is -3.

Rhobincu answered Dec 24, 2023

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