Question

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Answer 1

The slope of the line is -2.

Solution:

Given points are (-3, -7) and (2, -17).

Here $x_1=-3, y_1=-7, x_2=2, y_2=-17$

Slope of the line:

$m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

$m=\frac{-17-(-7)}{2-(-3)}$

$m=\frac{-17+7}{2+3}$

$m=\frac{-10}{5}$

m = -2

The slope of the line that passes through the pair of points is -2.