Question

Determine the slope of the line passing through the points (4, 8) and (-2, -7).

Answer 1

11/10

Explanation:

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slope between points is

x2-x1/y2-y1

-7-4 = -11

-2-8=-10

11/10 is the answer

Answer 2

SLOPE

Determine the slope of the line passing through the points (4, 8) and (-2, -7).

From inspection on the given problem:

• 
  `\sf{(x_1, y_1) = (4, 8)}`
• 
  `\sf{(x_2, y_2) = ( -2, -7)}`

To calculate the slope of the line passing through the given points, we must use the formula below:

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  `\sf{m = (y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)}`

Substitute the given values into the slope formula and solve for m:

`\sf{m = (y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1) = (- 7 - 8)/( -2 - 4) = ( - 15)/( - 6) = \bold{-(15)/(6)}}`

Therefore, the slope of the line passing through the given points is
`-(15)/(6)`.