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What is the slope of the line that contains these points?х: 5 6 7 8y: -5 -6 -7 -8

What is the slope of the line that contains these points?х: 5 6 7 8y: -5 -6 -7 -8-example-1
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For a straight line, the slope of the line can be obtained when the coordinates of two points on the line are known. If the coordinates are (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂), the slope is given as


Slope=m=\frac{Change\text{ in y}}{Change\text{ in x}}=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

(x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) are picked from the table using

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