What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(12, 9), (5, 1)$ $(12,9), (5,1)$ ?

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What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(12, 9), (5, 1)$ $(12,9), (5,1)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-24T06:31:30

Slope $m = \frac{8}{7}$ $m=8/7$

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$x_{1} = 12$ $x_1=12$
$y_{1} = 9$ $y_1=9$
$x_{2} = 5$ $x_2=5$
$y_{2} = 1$ $y_2=1$

Slope $m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}} = \frac{1 - 9}{5 - 12} = \frac{- 8}{- 7} = \frac{8}{7}$ $m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(1-9)/(5-12)=(-8)/(-7)=8/7$

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