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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-2, 7) and (2, -5) ?

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Answer:

12

Explanation:

Since the slope of a line is its gradient, we use the formula for finding gradient.

Gradient


= (change \: in \: y)/(change \: in \: x ) \\ \ = (7 - - 5)/( - 2 - 2 ) \\ = 12

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