SOLUTION: need help to find the slope of the line containing the points p1(5,-3) and p2(3,-1)

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Question 212774: need help to find the slope of the line containing the points
p1(5,-3) and p2(3,-1)
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the slope


Slope of the line through the points (5, -3) and (3, -1)



m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+%28y%5B1%5D%29%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29


m+=+%28-1+-+%28-3%29%29%2F%283+-+5%29


m+=+%28-1+%2B+3%29%2F%283+-+5%29


m+=+%282%29%2F%28-2%29


m+=+-1



Answer: Slope is m+=+-1