SOLUTION: find a slope parallel to the line that passes through: (4,0)and (3.8,2)

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Question 374081: find a slope parallel to the line that passes through:
(4,0)and (3.8,2)

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find a slope parallel to the line that passes through:
(4,0)and (3.8,2)
Sol'n:
let m - the slope of the line joining the two points
m = (x2-x1)/(y2-y1)
P1(4,0) & P2(3.8,2)
m = (2-0)/(3.8-4)
m = -10 ---answer

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