Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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2. Slope of a Line
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Exercise 19 Page 153

Substitute the given points into the Slope Formula.

-11/6

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We can calculate the slope by substituting the given points into the Slope Formula. m = y_2-y_1/x_2-x_1 Note that it does not matter which point we choose to use for ( x_1, y_1) and ( x_2, y_2), since the result of using the Slope Formula will be the same.

m=y_2-y_1/x_2-x_1
m=15- 4/4- 10
m=11/-6
m=-11/6

The slope of the line that passes through the given points is - 116.