What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(-1, -2), (2,-3)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-28T22:12:48

The formula for slope is the following:
$(y_2 - y_1)/ (x_2 - x_1)$

Assuming m represents slope

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

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

m = $-1/3$

The slope is $-1/3$ \

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (-1, -2), (2,-3)(-1, -2), (2,-3)?