Question

Which of the following is the slope between the points (-1, -5) and (7, -3)?

4



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-4

Answer 1

The second and third choices are 1/4 and -1/4

Answer 2

The slope of the line through points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is given by :
\(\huge m=\frac{y_1-y_2}{x_1-x_2}\)
now,just put the values and find m.