SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line passing through the points (�8, �3) and (�2, 2).

SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line passing through the points (�8, �3) and (�2, 2).

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Question 68342: Find the slope of the line passing through the points (�8, �3) and (�2, 2).
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can find the slope, m, of a line passing through two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) by using the slope formula:

In this problem, (-8, -3) = (x1, y1) and (-2, 2) = (x2, y2)
Making the appropriate substitutions into the formula, we get:
Simplifying this:
This is the slope.
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