SOLUTION: what is the slope of the line that passes through points (5,-8)and(3,-3)

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Question 644570: what is the slope of the line that passes through points (5,-8)and(3,-3)
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Note: is the first point . So this means that x%5B1%5D=5 and y%5B1%5D=-8.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=3 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--8%29%2F%283-5%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=-3, y%5B1%5D=-8, x%5B2%5D=3, and x%5B1%5D=5


m=%285%29%2F%283-5%29 Subtract -8 from -3 to get 5


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


m=-5%2F2 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=-5%2F2

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