SOLUTION: Find the slope, it it exists, of the line containing the pair of points. (-16,-2) and (-17, -18) The slope m= ______

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Question 159936: Find the slope, it it exists, of the line containing the pair of points.
(-16,-2) and (-17, -18)
The slope m= ______
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29 Start with the slope formula.


m=%28-18--2%29%2F%28-17--16%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=-18, y%5B1%5D=-2, x%5B2%5D=-17, and x%5B1%5D=-16


m=%28-16%29%2F%28-17--16%29 Subtract -2 from -18 to get -16


m=%28-16%29%2F%28-1%29 Subtract -16 from -17 to get -1


m=16 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=16