SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line passing through the points (-8,-3) and (-2,2)?

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Question 51587: What is the slope of the line passing through the points (-8,-3) and (-2,2)?
Answer by rchill(405) About Me  (Show Source):
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The slope m of a line is given as m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29. It doesn't matter which ordered pair you use as (x1,y1) and (x2,y2). Substituting in our equation provides us with m=%282-%28-3%29%29%2F%28-2-%28-8%29%29 which simplifies to m=%282%2B3%29%2F%28-2%2B8%29. This reduces to m=5%2F6.