Given the points A ( 7 , 8 ) and B ( 2 , 0 ) , find the slope of the line that connects A and B . Present your answer as an integer or a reduced fraction.

Answer 1

(7,8) and (2,0) have a line through them with slope = 8/5

the equation of the line is

y = (8/5)(x-2) in point slope form

or

y=8x/5 -16/5 in slope intercept form

or

8x -5y = 16 in standard form