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Find the slope of the line that passes through (84,77) and (-2,49)

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We can calculate the slope of two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) using the following formula:


m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

Using the points (84, 77) and (-2, 49), we have:


m=(49-77)/(-2-84)=(-28)/(-86)=(14)/(43)

So the slope of the line is m = 14/43.

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