SOLUTION: how would I plot (-5,2),(0,-1) and what would the slope be

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Question 387755: how would I plot (-5,2),(0,-1) and what would the slope be
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Hi

to determining the slope of the line containing following points:

 (-5,2),(0,-1)

Using the point-slope formula, m+=%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29

  m = ( -1 - 2 ) / 0 -(-5)  = -3/5

  m = -(3/5)

Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b

  where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.  

 y = -(3/5)x - 1   Pt(0,-1) the  y-intercept.  b = -1