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Find the slope of the line

User DGRAMOP
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we must use the slope formula


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

where (x2,y2)is a point right from (x1,y1)

so on this case

(x2,y2)=(2,5)

and

(x1,y1)=(-8,-4)


\begin{gathered} m=(5-(-4))/(2-(-8)) \\ \\ m=(9)/(10) \end{gathered}

the slope is 9/10

User Furkan Siddiqui
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