SOLUTION: Find the slope, if it exists, of the line containing the oair of points (1,3) and (10,-10)

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Question 612458: Find the slope, if it exists, of the line containing the oair of points (1,3) and (10,-10)
Answer by blwinbbbles(106) About Me  (Show Source):
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The slope formula you would use in the problem is:
Y2 - Y1/X2 - X1
so using the cordinates given
-10 - 3/10 - 1
-13/9
so the slope (m) = -13/9
this is called the Point-Slope equation