SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line that contains(7,-9) and(-8,0) .

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Question 551618: Find the slope of the line that contains(7,-9) and(-8,0) .
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Find the slope of the line passing through the points (7,-9) and (-8,0).

Put the values of above points in the equation of straight line point-slope form
m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
m=(0-(-9))/(-8-7)
m=9/-15
m=-9/15
Slope of the line = m = -9/15