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What is the slope of the line described by the equation below? y – 9 = –2(x – 8)

What is the slope of the line described by the equation below? y – 9 = –2(x – 8)
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What is the slope of the line described by the equation below? y – 9 = –2(x – 8)

User Iman Bahrampour
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This equation is in Point-slope form = y - y1 = m(x - x1)
m is the slope, and this is the equation= y - 9 = -2(x - 8)
Therefor, your slope is -2.
hope this helps!!
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