SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-3, -5) and (-5, 1).

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Question 175077: Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-3, -5) and (-5, 1).
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Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-3, -5) and (-5, 1).
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The slope, m, is the "rise over the run", the (diff in y)/(diff in x)
m = (-5-1)/(-3 - (-5))
m = -6/2
m = -3