Question

Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (5, 8) and (9, 4).


3

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-1

Answer 1

or 4/3

Answer 2

\[m= \frac{\Delta y }{\Delta x} = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\]

Answer 3

\[m= \frac{4-8}{9-5}=\frac{-4}{4}=-1 \]

Answer 4

-1