What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-2,5) and (6-3)

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sashaice [31]3 years ago

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Answer: m = -1

Step-by-step explanation: In this problem we're asked to find the slope of the line that contains the points (-2,5) and (6,-3).

Using our slope formula, we take the second y minus the first y which in this case is -3 - 5 over our second x minus our first x which in this case is 6 - -2.

-3 - 5 simplifies to -8 and remember that minus a negative can be thought of as plus a positive so 6 - (-2) can be thought of as 6 + (+2) which is 8.

Now we have -8/8. Notice that our slope can be simplified one step further so we have m = -1.

The variable that's used to represent slope is m.

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