How do you find the slope passing through (16,-3), (2,9)?

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smendyka
Jul 19, 2017

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

The slope can be found by using the formula: #m = (color(red)(y_2) - color(blue)(y_1))/(color(red)(x_2) - color(blue)(x_1))#

Where #m# is the slope and (#color(blue)(x_1, y_1)#) and (#color(red)(x_2, y_2)#) are the two points on the line.

Substituting the values from the points in the problem gives:

#m = (color(red)(9) - color(blue)(-3))/(color(red)(2) - color(blue)(16)) = (color(red)(9) + color(blue)(3))/(color(red)(2) - color(blue)(16)) = 12/-14 = -6/7#

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