Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (5,-3) and (-1,-2)?

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Answer 1

The slope of a line that passes through the points (5,3) and (-1,-2) is
`-(1)/(6)`

Explanation:

You can find the slope using the formula
`(y2-y1 )/(x2-x1)` which in this case would be
`(-2-(-3))/(-1-5)`. Since there are two negatives next to each other in the numerator, this becomes addition, and you get
`(1)/(-6)`.