the formula suppose to look like this
y₂ - y₁
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x₂ - x₁
it doesn't matter which one you choose first, just make sure you plug in the last one correctly
so if i choose (0, -8) as my "₂", then it will look like
-8 - 6
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0 - (-3)
-8 - 6/ 0 - (-3)
-14/3
-14/3 should be your slope
hope this helps