SOLUTION: Would you please solve this problem for me. Find the slope if it exist, of the containing the pair of points (-8, -17) and (-10, -19) The slope m=

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Question 183689: Would you please solve this problem for me.
Find the slope if it exist, of the containing the pair of points
(-8, -17) and (-10, -19)
The slope m=
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: is the first point and is the second point .


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


m=%28-19--17%29%2F%28-10--8%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=-19, y%5B1%5D=-17, x%5B2%5D=-10, and x%5B1%5D=-8


m=%28-2%29%2F%28-10--8%29 Subtract -17 from -19 to get -2


m=%28-2%29%2F%28-2%29 Subtract -8 from -10 to get -2


m=1 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=1