Question 294500
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You were doing fine all the way to {{{10/(-8)}}}
Then you said that was = 8.  But it was equal to {{{-5/4}}}, not {{{8}}}!

What is the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points: (3, -8), (-5,2)

{{{m=(y[2]-y[1])/(x[2]-x[1])}}}
{{{m=((2)-(-8))/((-5)-(3))}}}
{{{m=(2+8)/(-5-3)}}}
{{{m=(10)/(-8)}}}
{{{m=-10/8}}}
That reduces to
{{{m=-5/4}}}

Edwin</pre>