What is the slope of the line joining (8,8) and (12, 6)?

Mathematics

1 answer:

Anna71 [15]2 years ago

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Answer:

$\huge \boxed{ \boxed{ - \frac{1}{2} }}$

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope of a line given two points can be found by using the formula

$m = \frac{ y_2 - y _ 1}{x_ 2 - x_ 1} \\$

From the question we have

$m = \frac{6 - 8}{12 - 8} = - \frac{2}{4} = - \frac{1}{2} \\$

We have the final answer as

$- \frac{1}{2} \\$

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