The points in the table lie on a line. Find the slope of the line. *х14710у8642

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Igor Dolzhenkov · Answer 1 · 2023-01-30T14:24:20+0000

The slope of a line is given by:

$m=(\Delta y)/(\Delta x)$

Choose two ordered pairs of values to find the slope. For instance, use (1,8) and (4,6).

Substitute these data into the equation for m:

$\begin{gathered} m=(8-6)/(1-4) \\ =(2)/(-3) \\ =-(2)/(3) \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the slope of the line is -2/3.