What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-2,7) and (2,3)

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asked Jan 7, 2020 148k views

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Arek Kubiak · Answer 1 · 2020-01-14T02:52:23+0000

The formula for slope is

(y_(2)-y_(1))/(x_(2)-x_(1))

In this case...

$y_(2) =3\\y_(1) =7\\x_(2) =2\\x_(1) =-2$

^^^Plug these numbers into the formula for slope...

(3-7)/(2 - (-2))

(-4)/(4) -------------------> Simplifies to -1

^^^This is your slope

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