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What is the slope of the line that contains these points?
5 6 7 8
y-3-1 13
slope:

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Answer:

Slope: 2

Explanation:

Given the table


\begin{array}{ccccc}x&5&6&7&8\\ \\y&-3&-1&1&3\end{array}

means the line passes through the points (5,-3), (6,-1), (7,1) and (8,3).

The slope of the line passing through the points
(x_1,y_1) and
(x_2,y_2) is


(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

So, the slope of the line is


(-1-(-3))/(6-5)=(-1+3)/(1)=2

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