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William 351 Please help me wth problem. A (8,1), B(0, 7) is the answer 6/-8 Thank you,
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Brenda177

by Brenda177 at February 25, 2011

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If you are asking for the slope, yes it is 6 / -8 or -3/4. (7-1)/ (0-8) is the method you get from (y2-y1) / (x2-x1)
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kroo_jteague kroo_jteague February 25, 2011

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That's correct. -3/4. When you are asked to find the slope and you are given two ordered pairs, you can use the formula y2 - y1 over x2 - x1. y2 is 7 and y1 is 1, so 7-1 and so on
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william351 william351 February 25, 2011

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The slope is( 7-1)/(0-8)=6/-8=-3/4
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