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What is the slope of the line passing through the points (2,5) and (-1,-4)? Show

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Answer:the slope is 3/9

Step-by-step explanation:use the y intercept form

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (2,5) and (-1,-4)? Show all-example-1
User Jeani
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Answer:

3

Explanation:

Slope = change in y/change in x

That’s y2 - y1 /x2 - x1

Given

x1 = 2

y1 = 5

x2 = -1

y2 = -4

Slope = -4 - 5 /-1 - 2

= -9/-3

= 3

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