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MAVERICK [17]
2 years ago
8

Find the slope of the line that passes through (1, 8) and (6, 1).

Mathematics
1 answer:
Alex777 [14]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

-7/5

Step-by-step explanation:

m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

m=(1-8)/(6-1)

m=-7/5

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