SOLUTION: 1. Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-4, 1) and (3, 8).

Question 129729This question is from textbook intermediate algebra
: 1. Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-4, 1) and (3, 8).
This question is from textbook intermediate algebra

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let's denote the first point (-4,1) as

. In other words,

and

Now let's denote the second point (3,8) as

. In other words,

and

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Start with the slope formula

Plug in ,,,

Subtract the terms in the numerator to get . Subtract the terms in the denominator to get

Reduce

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Answer:

So the slope of the line through the points (-4,1) and (3,8) is

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