Find the slope of a line passing through the points $(- 5, 2)$ and $(6, 7)$

9

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\frac{5}{11}

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Solution

The correct option is D $\frac{5}{11}$
Slope of the line $=$ $\frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$
Here $x_{1} = - 5, y_{1} = 2$ and $x_{2} = 6, y_{2} = 7$
$∴ m = \frac{7 - 2}{6 - (- 5)} = \frac{5}{11}$

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