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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (10, 8) and (-15, 18) ?

User Dubmojo
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Answer:

-2/5

Explanation:

y2-y1

x2-x1

18-8/-15-10= 10/-25; 2/-5

if you want to know what is the y-intercept, use the formula y=mx+b. You can use (10,8) or( -15,18).

y=mx+b

8= -2/5(10) +b

8= -4 + b

+4 +4

12=b

the slope is -2/5 and the y-intercept is 12

the equation is y=-2/5x + 12

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