Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: `(8,2) , (-7, -8)`?

Answer 1

`2/3`

Explanation:

To find the slope using two points:

`(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

`(-8-2)/(-7-8)`

`(-10)/(-15)`

`10/15`

`2/3`