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Find the slope of the line through pair of points ( -17, -1 ), (-5, -9)

User Tareq Aziz
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Answer:

Use the slope formula to find the slope

m

m=−2/3

Explanation:

User Henrik Poulsen
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Answer:
(-2)/(3)

Explanation:

To find the slope, we will use the slope formula.


\displaystyle (y_(2) -y_(1) )/(x_(2) -x_(1))=(-9--1)/(-5--17) = (-8)/(12) =(-2)/(3)

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