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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, 3) and (5, -2)?

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, 3) and (5, -2)?
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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, 3) and (5, -2)?

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The slope or rate of change of a line given two points is:

m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) (change in y divided by change in x)

In this case:

m=(-2-3)/(5-1)

m=-5/4
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