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Given the points (5,6) and (1,-5) find the slope of the line. Round answer to two places

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Answer:

The slope is 2.75 units

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the points (5, 6) and (1, -5), the slope is given by the formula:


\begin{gathered} m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) \\ \\ \text{where:} \\ x_1=5 \\ y_1=6 \\ x_2=1 \\ y_2-5 \end{gathered}

Using these, we have:


m=(-5-6)/(1-5)=(-11)/(-4)=(11)/(4)=2.75

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