Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (−1, 7) and (4, −1)?

Answer 1

-2 Is the answer to the question

Answer 2

Hey!

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Formula: $m = \frac{y2 - y1}{x2 - x1}$

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Steps To Solve:

~Substitute

$m = \frac{-1 - 7}{4 - (-1)}$

~Simplify

$m = \frac{-8}{5}$

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Answer:

$\large\boxed{C)~\frac{-8}{5} }$

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