Question

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What is the slope using the following ordered pairs?

(1, 5) and (6, -10)

A
m = 1/5
B
m = -1/3
C
m = 5
D
m = -3

Answer 1

`\huge\boxed{\bf\:m=-3}`

Explanation:

Slope can be found using the following formula
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`\boxed{m=(y_(2)-y_(1))/(x_(2)-x_(1))}`

Here,

`\star \: x_(1) = 1\\\star \:x_(2) = 6\\\star \:y_(1) = 5\\\star \:y_(2) = -10`

Then,

`Slope \: (m)\\= (-10-5)/(6-1)\\= -(15)/(5)\\= \boxed{\bf\:-3}`

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