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Find a slope of the line that passes through (8,8) and (1,9)

User Bruce Alderman
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The slope formula is


m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

we can use this formula by introducing the values of the given points. In our case


\begin{gathered} (x_1,y_1)=(8,8) \\ (x_2,y_2)=(1,9) \end{gathered}

Hence, we have


m=(9-8)/(1-8)

It yields,


m=(1)/(-7)

hence, the answer is


m=-(1)/(7)

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