SOLUTION: Can you help me with this problem? find slope if it exists of the line containing the pair of points (-2,-16, (-9, -18) Slope is ??? If I do y2 - y1/x2 - x1 -16

SOLUTION: Can you help me with this problem? find slope if it exists of the line containing the pair of points (-2,-16, (-9, -18) Slope is ??? If I do y2 - y1/x2 - x1 -16 - (-18)

Question 359557: Can you help me with this problem?
find slope if it exists of the line containing the pair of points (-2,-16,
(-9, -18)
Slope is ???
If I do y2 - y1/x2 - x1
-16 - (-18) / -2 - (-9) = -16 + 18/ -2 +9
= (2, 7)
Would the slope of the line be 2? Or (2,7)?
Thanks for your help

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slope is just a number,

Since slope is change in y over change in x, then when x moves 7 units, y moves 2 units.

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