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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-6, -6) and (-9,-5)? Write your answer in simplest form. What is the slope of the line that passes through the points ( -6 , -6 ) and ( -9 , -5)?​

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Answer:

[tex]y=-\frac{1}{3}x -8[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

1) Write down the standard form of an equation of a line and the formula to find m.

[tex]y=mx+b[/tex]

[tex]m=\frac{y_{2} - y_{1} }{x_{2} - x_{1} }[/tex]

2) Find m using the formula then substitute it into [tex]y=mx+b[/tex].

[tex]m=\frac{-5 - (-6) }{-9 - (-6)}\\m=\frac{-5 +6 }{-9 +6}\\m=\frac{1}{-3} \\m=-\frac{1}{3}[/tex]

So, [tex]y=-\frac{1}{3}x +b[/tex].

3) Find b by substituting a pair of coordinates the line goes through.

[tex]-6=-\frac{1}{3}(-6) +b\\-6=2+b\\-6 - 2=b\\-8=b[/tex]

4) Substitute b into [tex]y=-\frac{1}{3}x +b[/tex] to get your final answer.

[tex]y=-\frac{1}{3}x -8[/tex]

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