What is the slope of the line through (-2,1) and (2,-5) in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane?
change in y
---------------- = slope
change in x
-5 - 1
-------- {subtracted y-coordinates over subtraction of x-coordinates}
2 - (-2)
-6
--- {subtracted}
4
= -3/2 {simplified}
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---------------- = slope
change in x
-5 - 1
-------- {subtracted y-coordinates over subtraction of x-coordinates}
2 - (-2)
-6
--- {subtracted}
4
= -3/2 {simplified}
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