What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(16, 0) , (9, 2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-18T21:26:11

$m=-2/7$

The slope $m$ passing through two given points:

$P_1(x_1,y_1)=(16;0)$ and $P_2(x_2,y_2)=(9;2)$ is:

$m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

$:. m=(2-0)/(9-16)=2/(-7)=-2/7$

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (16, 0) , (9, 2) (16, 0) , (9, 2) ?