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Answer:

slope is -1

Step-by-step explanation:

Slope of the line is changes in y over changes in x. It can also be referred as rise over run.

We can express mathematically as:

$\displaystyle{m=\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}}$

where m is slope.

Let (-2,5) be $\displaystyle{(x_2,y_2)}$ and (6,-3) be $\displaystyle{(x_1,y_1)}$. Hence, apply the slope formula:

$\displaystyle{m=\dfrac{5-(-3)}{-2-6}}\\\\\displaystyle{m=\dfrac{5+3}{-8}}\\\\\displaystyle{m=\dfrac{8}{-8}}\\\\\displaystyle{m=-1}$

Therefore, the slope is -1