SOLUTION: 26) Find the slope of a line parallel to the line passing through (-5, 6) and (2, 1).

SOLUTION: 26) Find the slope of a line parallel to the line passing through (-5, 6) and (2, 1).

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Question 101522: 26) Find the slope of a line parallel to the line passing through (-5, 6) and (2, 1).
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First let's find the slope of the line passing through those two points.
The equation for the slope is .
Using your values, then .
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Second, parallel lines have the same slope. So any line parallel to your line would have a slope of .
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