SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line passing through the pair of points. (6, 7) and (-2, 7) Solve the equation. Do not include spaces or commas in your answer. If necessary, reduce fr

Question 688930: Find the slope of the line passing through the pair of points.
(6, 7) and (-2, 7)
Solve the equation. Do not include spaces or commas in your answer. If necessary, reduce fractions to lowest terms and use the / key to enter fractions.
7x - 7 = 5x - 9 + 2(x + 1)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Note:

is the first point

. So this means that and .
Also,

is the second point

. So this means that and .

Start with the slope formula.

Plug in , , , and

Subtract from to get

Subtract from to get

Reduce

So the slope of the line that goes through the points

and

is

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