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Find the slope of the line that passes through (3,9) and (8,2)

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m=-7/5

1) Picking those point and plugging them into the slope formula we have:

2) So the slope of that line is -7/5 and has a decreasing orientation, for that line that passes through these two points.

3) Hence, that's the answer.

Find the slope of the line that passes through (3,9) and (8,2)-example-1
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