What is the slope of the line containing (-2,9) and (3,-1)? A. 2 B. -2 C.-1/2 D 1/2

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Tony R · Answer 1 · 2023-10-28T13:08:11+0000

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What is the slope of the line containing (-2, 9) and (3, -1)?

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We can find the slope using the following formula:-

$\boxed{(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)}$

$\bigstar$ substitute the numbers in lieu of the letters:-

$\boxed{(-1-9)/(3-(-2))}$

$\dagger$ On simplification,

$\boxed{(-10)/(3+2)}$

$\dagger$ On further simplification,

$\boxed{(-10)/(5)}$

$\dagger$ Which simplifies to

$\boxed{Slope=-2}$

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