SOLUTION: find the slope of the line passing through (2,-4) AND (7,3)

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Question 244814: find the slope of the line passing through (2,-4) AND (7,3)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: is the first point . So this means that x%5B1%5D=2 and y%5B1%5D=-4.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=7 and y%5B2%5D=3.


m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29 Start with the slope formula.


m=%283--4%29%2F%287-2%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=3, y%5B1%5D=-4, x%5B2%5D=7, and x%5B1%5D=2


m=%287%29%2F%287-2%29 Subtract -4 from 3 to get 7


m=%287%29%2F%285%29 Subtract 2 from 7 to get 5


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=7%2F5