SOLUTION: find the slope if it exists of the containg the pair points (-3,-1) and (-20,-5)

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Question 524991: find the slope if it exists of the containg the pair points (-3,-1) and (-20,-5)
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slope = y2-y1/x2-x1
Points (-3,-1) and (-20,-5)
slope = (-5-(-1))/(-20-(-3))
slope = (-5+1)/(-20+3)
slope = (-4)/(-17)
slope = 4/17