(-3, -3), (1, -5)find the slope of the line

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Let:

$\begin{gathered} (x1,y1)=(-3,-3) \\ (x2,y2)=(1,-5) \end{gathered}$

the slope m is given by:

$\begin{gathered} m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) \\ m=(-5-(-3))/(1-(-3))=(-5+3)/(1+3)=(-2)/(4)=-(1)/(2) \end{gathered}$

Userspaced answered Jun 21, 2023

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