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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, 3) and (8, 7)?

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The slope of a line is defined as


m = (\Delta y)/(\Delta x)=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

In your case, we have


m = (7-3)/(8-1) = (4)/(7)

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