What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: # (8,10), (1, 3)#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-08T01:05:57

The formula for slope is #m = (y_2 - y_1) / (x_2 - x_1)#

#m = (y_2 - y_1) / (x_2 - x_1)#

The points #(x_1, y_1)# and #(x_2, y_2) are interchangeable.

#m = (3 - 10) / (1 - 8)#

#m = -7/-7#

#m = 1#

The line's slope is of 1.

Practice exercises:

2 . The following graph is of a linear function. Find its slope.

graph{y = -2/3x - 1 [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

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