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What is the slope of the line that contains the points (4 -1) and (-1 4)

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Answer:

slope = - 1

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (4, - 1) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 1, 4)

m =
(4+1)/(-1-4) =
(5)/(-5) = - 1

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