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. Find the slope of the line through the points (-5, 86) and (95, 16).

User Mark Reid
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The slope's equation is:


(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

Since the two points are (-5,86) and (95,16)


slope = (16-86)/(95--5) =-(70)/(100) =-(7)/(10)

Thus the slope is -7/10.

Hope that helps!

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