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Using the slope formula find the slope of the line that contains these two points (1, -19), (-2,-7)

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Your answer would be m=-4 that is your slope
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Answer: The slope of the line that contains the points (1, -19), (-2,-7) is -4.

Explanation:

When finding the slope of two given coordinate pairs, we can use the rise over run method.

(1, -19), (-2,-7)

==> y2-y1/x2-x1

Let us make the pair (-2,-7) y2 and x2 and the pair (1, -19) y1 and x1.

Inserting the values into the equation;


(-7 - - 19)/(-2 - 1)

==> -7 + 19/ -3

==> 12/-3

==> m = -4

The slope of the line that contains the points (1, -19), (-2,-7) is -4.

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