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Find the slope of a line that goes through (9, -10) and (-8,-9)

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Answer:

y = -1/17x - 17

Explanation:

(9, -10) and (-8,-9)


(-9+10)/(-8-9) = -1/17 use slope formula to find the slope

y + 9 = -1/17 (x + 8) plug numbers into point-slope formula

y + 9 = -1/17x - 136/17 use the distributive property to simplify

y= -1/17x - 17 solve and simplify

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