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Answer 1

Answer:

E, -1/5

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope of a line, given the coordinates, can be written as m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1), where x and y are points in the coordinates.

Let's look at the coordinates. (-5, 1), the first value in the brackets is always the x-coordinate and the second value is always the y-coordinate. So -5 is x and 1 is y. But we have to points, so -5 is x1 and 1 is y1, and -20 is x2 and 4 is y2.

By substituting

m = (4 - 1) / (-20 - [-5])

m = 3 / (-20 + 5)

m = 3 / -15

m = -1 / 5

Answer 2

$\text{Given that,}~ (x_1,y_1) = (-5,1)~~ \text{and}~~ (x_2, y_2) =(-20,4)\\\\\\\text{Slope,}~ m =\dfrac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} = \dfrac{4 - 1}{-20 +5 } =-\dfrac 3{15} = - \dfrac 15$