Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through (1,-19) and (-2,-7)?

Answer 1

The formula for the slope of a line is m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1).

Point 1 = (1, -19)

Point 2 = (-2, -7)

m = (-7 - -19) / (-2 - 1)

m = (-7 + 19) / (-2 - 1)

m = 12 / -3

m = -4

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