Find the slope of the line passing through the points (7, -2) and (3, - 7).

SamFast asked Mar 28, 2023

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Answer:

m =
(5)/(4)

Explanation:

To find the slope, we have to use the slope formula:

m =
(y_2 -y_1)/(x_2 - x_1) .

Let
(x_1,y_1) = (7, -2) and
(x_2,y_2) = (3, -7) . Then

m =
((-7)-(-2))/(3-7) = (-5)/(-4) = (5)/(4)

Buckley answered Apr 2, 2023

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