SOLUTION: Could you please help me to answer this eqution I have tried and tried? Find the slope of the line passing through the two given points of (-8,8) and (-3,-6)

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Question 672514: Could you please help me to answer this eqution I have tried and tried? Find the slope of the line passing through the two given points of (-8,8) and (-3,-6)
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Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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x1 y1 x2 y2
-8 8 -3 -6

slope m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
( -6 - 8 )/( -3 - (-8) )
( -14 / 5 )
m= -14/5

Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Slope = %28y1-y2%29%2F%28x1-x2%29+=+%288--6%29%2F%28-8--3%29+=+14%2F-5
highlight_green%28-14%2F5%29
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