SOLUTION: Here's another graph:( I need to find the slope of the line graphed below. Since I can't graph, below are the numbers: y = (3,4) x = (8, -3) Not sure if this makes any sen

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Question 211396: Here's another graph:(
I need to find the slope of the line graphed below. Since I can't graph, below are the numbers:
y = (3,4)
x = (8, -3)
Not sure if this makes any sense or if I am in the correct area.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: is the first point . So this means that x%5B1%5D=3 and y%5B1%5D=4.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=8 and y%5B2%5D=-3.


m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29 Start with the slope formula.


m=%28-3-4%29%2F%288-3%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=-3, y%5B1%5D=4, x%5B2%5D=8, and x%5B1%5D=3


m=%28-7%29%2F%288-3%29 Subtract 4 from -3 to get -7


m=%28-7%29%2F%285%29 Subtract 3 from 8 to get 5


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=-7%2F5