Find the slope of a line that passes through the points (3, -5) and (-7,5)

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Answer:

Slope = -1

Explanation:

$(3, -5 ) = (x_1,y_1) \\ (-7,5)=(x_2,y_2)$

Slope = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

Substitute values into the given equation

$slope \: = (5 - ( - 5))/( - 7 - 3) \\ \\ slope \: = (5 + 5)/( - 7 - 3) \\ \\$

$slope \: = (10)/( - 10) \\ slope \: = - 1$

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