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Find the slope of the lines containing the following points
(-2, 1) & (-5,5)


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The slope of the lines containing the following points (-2, 1) & (-5,5) is [tex]\frac{-4}{3}[/tex].

As per the question statement, two points lie (-2, 1) & (-5,5) on a line.

We are supposed to find the slope of the line.

To solve this question, we need to know the formula to calculate the Slope of line passing through two points [tex](x_{1} ,y_{1} )[/tex] and [tex](x_{2} ,y_{2} )[/tex] which is given by

[tex]m=\frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1}}[/tex]

Since given in the question statement, our concerned points are (-2, 1) & (-5,5), we can consider [tex][x_{1}=(-2)] , [x_{2}=(-5)], [y_{1}=1][/tex] and [tex][y_{2}=5][/tex].

Using these values into above mentioned formula, we get,

Slope (m) = [tex]\frac{5-1}{[(-5)-(-2)]}=\frac{4}{-3}=\frac{-4}{3}[/tex].

  • Slope of a line:  In mathematics, the slope or gradient of a line is a value that describes both, direction and the steepness of the line.

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