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

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Question 582687: Find the slope of the line that passes through the given pair of points.
(−3, −3) and (5, −5)
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=-3 and y%5B1%5D=-3.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=5 and y%5B2%5D=-5.


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


m=%28-5--3%29%2F%285--3%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=-5, y%5B1%5D=-3, x%5B2%5D=5, and x%5B1%5D=-3


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


m=%28-2%29%2F%288%29 Subtract -3 from 5 to get 8


m=-1%2F4 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=-1%2F4