the only way for the slope not to exist if you have a vertical line.
for that to happen the change in the x's has to be zero.
I see the change in x as 9-8 or 1, so ......
I need to find the slope if it exists for (8,4) and (9,-2)...any help is appreciated
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so there's no slope for these ordered pairs?
Yes there is
Slope = (change in the y's)/(change in the x's)
slope = (-2-4)/(9-8)
= -6/1
= -6
Slope = (change in the y's)/(change in the x's)
slope = (-2-4)/(9-8)
= -6/1
= -6
Yoy only specified two ordered pairs or "points". Points by themselves do not have a slope.
You shoulds have asked for the slope for the straight line BETWEEN or CONNECTING those points. That is what Reiny provided.
You shoulds have asked for the slope for the straight line BETWEEN or CONNECTING those points. That is what Reiny provided.