SOLUTION: Please help me solve this: FIND THE SLOPE OF THE LINE THROUGH EACH PAIR OF POINTS: (5,5) (-5,-17)

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Question 433938: Please help me solve this:
FIND THE SLOPE OF THE LINE THROUGH EACH PAIR OF POINTS:
(5,5) (-5,-17)
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, Sarpi:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Slope m = (difference in y)/(difference in x)

Answer by Sarpi(32) About Me  (Show Source):
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The formula for finding the slope of a line giving two points is; m=%28Y2-Y1%29%2F%28X2-X1%29
The points in the form (X,Y) so (5,5) and (-5,-17)
Let X1=5 and X2=-5 ; Y1=5 and Y2=-17.
Thus, m=%28-17-5%29%2F%28-5-5%29 which is equal to 2.2
Therefore the slope of the line is 2.2