Can anyone please help me? I really need help, I don't understand what to do... Calculate the slope of the line passing through E(-8, 4) and F(4, -8).

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asked Jul 25, 2020 168k views

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Marek Bar · Answer 1 · 2020-07-31T13:11:04+0000

For any line with two points let's say (x1,y1) &(x2,y2),

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

In this case

(x1,y1)=(-8,4)

&

(x2,y2)=(4,-8)

So,

slope(m)=(-8-4)/[4-(-8)]

=-12/12

=-1