3. What is the slope of the line passing through (15,-5) and (3, -8)?

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3. What is the slope of the line passing through (15,-5) and (3, -8)?

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-5--8 3
-------= ---
15-3 12

Diliana answered Mar 6, 2017

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m= -8 - -5/ 3 - 15= -8+5/3-15= -3/-12 = 3/12 = 1/4

The slope is 1/4.
The slope formula is m=y2-y1/x2-x1. I plugged in -8=y2, -5=y1, 3=x2, and 15=x1. Then I solved it.

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