SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line that goes through the given points. (17,-6) and (7,8)

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Question 117149: Find the slope of the line that goes through the given points.
(17,-6) and (7,8)
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the slope


Slope of the line through the points (17, -6) and (7, 8)



m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+%28y%5B1%5D%29%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29


m+=+%288+-+%28-6%29%29%2F%287+-+17%29


m+=+%288+%2B+6%29%2F%287+-+17%29


m+=+%2814%29%2F%28-10%29


m+=+-7%2F5



Answer: Slope is m+=+-7%2F5