SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line passing through the points (-8,-3) and (-2,2)?

SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line passing through the points (-8,-3) and (-2,2)?

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Question 51587: What is the slope of the line passing through the points (-8,-3) and (-2,2)?
Answer by rchill(405) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slope m of a line is given as . It doesn't matter which ordered pair you use as (x1,y1) and (x2,y2). Substituting in our equation provides us with which simplifies to . This reduces to .
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