Determine whether the following points are collinear: L(2, 5), M(3, 3), N(5, 1).

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Answer: The points are not collinear.

Slope \(=\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\).

Slope of LM = \(\dfrac{3-5}{3-2}=-2\)

Slope of MN = \(\dfrac{1-3}{5-3}=-1\)

The slopes are not equal, so the points are not collinear.

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