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Learning Diagnostic Analytics Recommendations / Math Language arts Science Sodal studies Elghth grade 3 Y 2 Find the slope from two points ZAC Find the slope of the line that passes through (5,8) and (3, 3). Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or integer. Submit Work it out

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Given the points (5,8) and (3,3), we can find the slope of the line that passes through them with the following formula:


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

In this case, we have:


\begin{gathered} (x_1,y_1)=(5,8) \\ (x_2,y_2)=(3,3) \\ \Rightarrow m=(3-8)/(3-5)=(-5)/(-2)=(5)/(2) \\ m=(5)/(2) \end{gathered}

therefore, the slope of the line that passes through (5,8) and (3,3) is m=5/2

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