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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1,-1) and (-8,-7)?

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m = (y - y1)/(x2 - x1) \\ m = ( - 7 - ( - 1))/( - 8 - 1) \\ m = ( - 7 + 1)/( - 9) \\ m = ( - 6)/( - 9) \\ m = (2)/(3)

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