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Find the slope of the line that goes through the points (9,10) and (6,2).Slope, m

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Let:


\begin{gathered} (x1,y1)=(9,10) \\ (x2,y2)=(6,2) \end{gathered}

The slope m is given by:


\begin{gathered} m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) \\ so: \\ m=(2-10)/(6-9)=(-8)/(-3)=(8)/(3)\approx2.67 \\ \end{gathered}

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