What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(1, 5); (- 8, 8)$ $(1,5) ; (-8,8)$ ?

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What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(1, 5); (- 8, 8)$ $(1,5) ; (-8,8)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-01T20:42:41

$m = - \frac{1}{3}$ $m=-1/3$

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$m = \frac{y_{1} - y_{2}}{x_{1} - x_{2}}$ $m=(y_1-y_2)/(x_1-x_2)$
$m = \frac{5 - 8}{(1 - (- 8))}$ $m=(5-8)/[(1-(-8))$
$m = - \frac{3}{9}$ $m=-3/9$
$m = - \frac{1}{3}$ $m=-1/3$

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