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Find the slope of the line passing through the points (-3, -8) and (5, 6).

User Tim Weber
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Answer:

7/4

Explanation:

Slope is Rise over Run or the difference in the Y points over the difference in the X points. (x,y)

Rise is a total of 14 points, Run is a total of 8 points.

So slope is 14/8 which can be simplified to 7/4

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