SOLUTION: Hi, my question is: how do you find the slope of two points when the coordinate of one of the points is a fraction? (5/3,-2) (3,6)

Question 158284: Hi, my question is: how do you find the slope of two points when the coordinate of one of the points is a fraction?
(5/3,-2) (3,6)
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi, my question is: how do you find the slope of two points when the coordinate of one of the points is a fraction?
(5/3,-2) (3,6)
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The same way as when it's not a fraction.
m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
m = (6 - (-2))/(3 - 5/3)
m = 8/(4/3)
m = 6

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The points and will be denoted and . So this means that , , , , and

Start with the slope formula.

Plug in , , , and

Subtract from to get

Subtract from to get (ie )

Multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.

Multiply and reduce.

So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is

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