Felix is baking a pie. He turns on the oven and waits for it to heat to 350 degrees before putting the pie in. Once the pie is done baking, he removes it and turns off the oven.

Question

What is the slope of this highlighted line segment?
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Use the points (45, 350) and (95, 75) to find the slope of this line.
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Answer 1

To find the slope of the line segment between the points (45, 350) and (95, 75), we can use the formula for the slope:

\[ m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} \]

Where:

• \((x_1, y_1) = (45, 350)\)
• \((x_2, y_2) = (95, 75)\)

Substituting in the values:

\[ m = \frac{75 - 350}{95 - 45} \] \[ m = \frac{-275}{50} \] \[ m = -5.5 \]

The slope of the line segment is \(-5.5\).