If A(1, -1), B(0, 4), C(-5, 3) are vertices of a triangle then find the slope of each side.

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Answer: Slope of AB = -5, slope of BC = 1/5, slope of AC = -2/3

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

AB: \(\dfrac{4-(-1)}{0-1}=\dfrac{5}{-1}=-5\)

BC: \(\dfrac{3-4}{-5-0}=\dfrac{-1}{-5}=\dfrac15\)

AC: \(\dfrac{3-(-1)}{-5-1}=\dfrac{4}{-6}=-\dfrac23\)

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