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To find the slope of the line that passes through (10, 5) and (7,4)

we will use the formula:


\text{slope =}(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

x₁= 10 y₁=5 x₂=7 y₂=4


\text{slope}=(4-5)/(7-10)

Evaluate:


\text{slope}=(-1)/(-3)
\text{slope}=(1)/(3)

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