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Find the slope of the line that passes through (5, 5) and (1, 0),

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or integer,

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Answer:

Slope is 5/4.

Explanation:

The slope of two points can be expressed as
\displaystyle \large{m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) where m represents the slope,

Let (5,5) be (x1,y1) and (1,0) be (x2,y2). Thus:


\displaystyle \large{m=(0-5)/(1-5)=(-5)/(-4)=(5)/(4)}

You can also consider both points other way around. We can let (1,0) be (x1,y1) and (5,5) be (x2,y2) and therefore:


\displaystyle \large{m=(5-0)/(5-1)=(5)/(4)}

Therefore, the slope is 5/4.

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