Find the slope of the line going through the given pair of points.
-(- 2, 6) and (- 9, - 8)
A) 8
B) 1/8
C) 2
D) 1/2

Name: Find the slope of the line going through the given pair of points. -(- 2, 6) and (- 9, - 8) A) 8 B) 1/8 C) 2 D) 1/2
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The slope of a line through two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is calculated as (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1). For the points (-2, 6) and (-9, -8), the slope is (-8 - 6) / (-9 + 2) = -14 / -7 = 2.

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