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Find the slope of the line through each pair of points.8) (19, -2), (-11, 10)

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-2/5

Step-by-step explanation

We want to find the slope of the line passing through the points:

(19, -2), (-11, 10)

To do that, we use the formula for slope:


m\text{ = }\frac{y2\text{ - y1}}{x2\text{ - x1}}

where (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are two points that lie on the line.

Therefore, we have that the slope is:


\begin{gathered} m\text{ = }\frac{10\text{ - (-2)}}{-11\text{ - 19}} \\ m\text{ = }\frac{10\text{ + 2}}{-30}\text{ = }(12)/(-30) \\ m\text{ = }-(2)/(5) \end{gathered}

That is the slope of the line.

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