SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 3) and (5, 8).

Question 133142: Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (2, 3) and (5, 8).

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

Let's denote the first point (2,3) as

. In other words,

and

Now let's denote the second point (5,8) 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

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Answer:

So the slope of the line through the points (2,3) and (5,8) is

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