What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(- 2, 5), (4, 2)$ $(-2, 5) , (4, 2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-22T11:18:06

$- \frac{1}{2}$ $-1/2$

$m=(Deltay)/(Deltax)=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

$=(5-2)/(-2-4)$

$=3/(-6)$

$=-1/2$

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (-2, 5) , (4, 2)(−2,5),(4,2) (-2, 5) , (4, 2)?