A line passes through the ordered pairs (4,1) and (2,8). What is the slope? Please help due today

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A line passes through the ordered pairs (4,1) and (2,8). What is the slope? Please help due today

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$\bf \begin{array}{ccccccccc} &&x_1&&y_1&&x_2&&y_2\\ % (a,b) &&(~ 4 &,& 1~) % (c,d) &&(~ 2 &,& 8~) \end{array} \\\\\\ % slope = m slope = m\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise}{ y_2- y_1}}{\stackrel{run}{ x_2- x_1}}\implies \cfrac{8-1}{2-4}\implies \cfrac{7}{-2}\implies -\cfrac{7}{2}$

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