SOLUTION: Would you please solve this problem for me. Find the slope if it exist, of the containing the pair of points (-8, -17) and (-10, -19) The slope m=

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Question 183689: Would you please solve this problem for me.
Find the slope if it exist, of the containing the pair of points
(-8, -17) and (-10, -19)
The slope m=

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Note: is the first point and is the second point .


Start with the slope formula.


Plug in , , , and


Subtract from to get


Subtract from to get


Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is

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