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(-5, 3), (2, 1)
What is the slope

User AER
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Slope:
-2/7

Find the slope between your two points


(x_(1) ,y_(1) )=(-5,3)\\(x_(2) ,y_(2) )=(2,1)

Use the slope formula


y_(2) -y_(1) /x_(2) -x_(1)


1-3/2--5


-2/7

Slope


-2/7

User Farhad Malekpour
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Answer:


-3.5

Explanation:


( - 5 - 2)/(3 - 1) = ( - 7)/(2) = -3.5

hope this helps you

User Adriano P
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