What is the slope of a line that contains the points (1 -2) and (4, -3).

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Answer:

-(1)/(3)

Explanation:

Use the definition of slope:

$m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)\\$

Replace the values in the equation and solve:

$m=(-3-(-2))/(4-1) \\m=(-1)/(3)\\m=-(1)/(3)$

Baer answered Apr 21, 2023

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