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find the the slope that passes through (5,14 and (8,7)

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We find the slope(m) by replacing the values in the following expression:

[tex]m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]

That is:

[tex]m=\frac{7-14}{8-5}\Rightarrow m=-\frac{7}{3}[/tex]

So, the slope equals -7/3.

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