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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, -8) and (-5, 10)?

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Hi

You have two points A ( X;Y) and B ( X ; Y)

slope is : ( Yb -Ya) / (Xb -Xa )

A (1; -8) B ( -5 ; 10)

so : ' (10 - -8 ) / ( -5 - 1) = 18 /-6 = -3