Find the slope of the tine that passes through the pair of points. \[ (7-5),(-1,8) \] a. \( -\frac{18}{8} \) c. \( \frac{13}{8} \) b. 0 d. \( -\frac{8}{18} \) Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

To find the slope of the line that passes through the points \((2, -1)\) and \((-1, 8)\), you can use the slope formula: \[ m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} \] In this case, \((x_1, y_1) = (2, -1)\) and \((x_2, y_2) = (-1, 8)\). Plugging in these values: \[ m = \frac{8 - (-1)}{-1 - 2} = \frac{9}{-3} = -3 \] The options provided are not including -3. However, going back to your question, it seems you meant to use points \((2, -1)\) and \((-1, 8)\) nested within your pairs typo. Therefore, none of the given answers is correct based on the calculation. It seems there was a misunderstanding regarding the selected pair of coordinates.