What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(- 2, 5), (8, - 1)$ $(-2, 5) , (8, -1)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-01T16:45:15

$m = - \frac{6}{10}$ $color(blue)(m=-6/10$

$(- 2, 5) = x_{1}, y_{1}$ $(-2,5) = color(blue)(x_1,y_1$

$(8, - 1) = x_{2}, y_{2}$ $(8,-1) = color(blue)(x_2,y_2$

The slope
$m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ $m= (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

$m = \frac{- 1 - 5}{8 - (- 2)}$ $m= (-1-5)/(8-(-2)$

$m = \frac{- 6}{8 + 2}$ $m= (-6)/(8+2)$

$m = \frac{- 6}{10}$ $m= (-6)/(10)$

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (-2, 5) , (8, -1) (−2,5),(8,−1) (-2, 5) , (8, -1) ?