SOLUTION: find the slope (5,-2),(-3,-1)

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Question 627091: find the slope (5,-2),(-3,-1)
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=5 and y%5B1%5D=-2.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=-3 and y%5B2%5D=-1.


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


m=%28-1--2%29%2F%28-3-5%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=-1, y%5B1%5D=-2, x%5B2%5D=-3, and x%5B1%5D=5


m=%281%29%2F%28-3-5%29 Subtract -2 from -1 to get 1


m=%281%29%2F%28-8%29 Subtract 5 from -3 to get -8


m=-1%2F8 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=-1%2F8

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