SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line through the points A(-1,6) and B(5,2)

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Find the slope of the line through the points (x1,y1)=A(-1,6) and (x2,y2)=B(5,2)
The formula for finding the slope (m) when given two points is:highlight%28m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29%29
m=%282-6%29%2F%285-%28-1%29%29
m=-4%2F6
m=2%2A%28-2%29%2F%282%2A3%29
m=-2%2F3
Happy Calculating!!!