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Find the slope (-7, 3) and (4, -2)


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Slope is -5/11, because -2-3 is -5 and 4-(-7) is 11
User Julien Hoarau
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the formula for slope is (x2-x1)/(y2-y1).

we label the points accordingly:
(-7,3) as (x1, y1)
and
(4,-2) as (x2, y2).

now just plug it into the formula.

(-2-3)/(4-(-7))

(-5/11)

the slope is -5/11.

hope this helps! (:
User Demetre
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