SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line that passes through the given pair of points: (6,3)and (5,8)

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Question 582563: Find the slope of the line that passes through the given pair of points:
(6,3)and (5,8)
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=6 and y%5B1%5D=3.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=5 and y%5B2%5D=8.


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


m=%288-3%29%2F%285-6%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=8, y%5B1%5D=3, x%5B2%5D=5, and x%5B1%5D=6


m=%285%29%2F%285-6%29 Subtract 3 from 8 to get 5


m=%285%29%2F%28-1%29 Subtract 6 from 5 to get -1


m=-5 Reduce


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