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Find the slope of a line that passes through the points (7, 3) and (5, 1)

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Answer:

slope = 1

Explanation:

Use the slope formula
m = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) to find the slope. Substitute the x and y values of (7,3) and (5,1) into the formula and solve like so:


m = ((1)-(3))/((5)-(7)) \\m = (1-3)/(5-7) \\m = (-2)/(-2) \\m = 1

So, the slope of the line is 1.

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