SOLUTION: The line passes through the points (8,1) and (6,2). What is the slope?

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Question 189263: The line passes through the points (8,1) and (6,2). What is the slope?
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The line passes through the points (8,1) and (6,2). What is the slope?
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The slope, m, is the vertical change over the horizontal change, y over x.
m = (2-1)/(6-8)
m = -1/2

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