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

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Answer:

Slope = -2

Explanation:

(x₁, y₁) = (1 , 5) and (x₂ , y₂) = (3 , 1)

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


= (1- 5)/(3 - 1)\\\\=(-4)/(2)\\\\= - 2

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