What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: # (-3, -2) ; (-8,8)#?

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Himanshu Shekhar
Jan 3, 2016

The slope of the line is -2.

Explanation:

The slope of any line can be found out if two of its co-ordinates are known. We have the following formula for the slope of aline where the two co-ordinates are given. (m is the slope of the line).
m = #(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)#

Here let the first set of co-ordinates be # x1 =-3# and # y1 =-2 #.
and the second set is # x2=-8 # and # y2=8 #.
Substituting in the formula, you will have # m=-2 #

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