SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line passing through the points (–8, –3) and (–2, 2).

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Question 68342: Find the slope of the line passing through the points (–8, –3) and (–2, 2).
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can find the slope, m, of a line passing through two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) by using the slope formula:
m+=+%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29
In this problem, (-8, -3) = (x1, y1) and (-2, 2) = (x2, y2)
Making the appropriate substitutions into the formula, we get:
m+=+%282-%28-3%29%29%2F%28-2-%28-8%29%29 Simplifying this:
m+=+5%2F6 This is the slope.