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IXL Search topics and skills Q Learning Diagnostic Analytics Recommendations Skill plans Math Language arts Science Social Eighth grade Y.2 Find the slope from two points ZAC Find the slope of the line that passes through (2, 10) and (10, 1). Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, improper fraction, or integer Submit

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You have the points (2,10) and (10,1). In order to find the slope in between these points, use the following formula:

m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

where (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are the given points. Replace the values of the parameters in the previous formula:

m = (1 - 10)/(10 - 2)

m = -9/8 = -1.125

Hence, the slope in between the lines is -1.125

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