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What is the slope of a line containing 1,-2 and -1,5

User Arien
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Use the formula y2-y1/x2-x1

That gives you

5 - (-2) / -1 - 1 = -7/2

-7/2 should be your slope.

(Or it could be -3.5 in decimal form)

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