document.write( "Question 502: How do you find the slope of (2,3) (7,6) \n" ); document.write( "

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the formula for a slope is:
\n" ); document.write( "m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)
\n" ); document.write( "this is usually known as \"the change in y over the change in x\" since you are finding how to get from point A to point B using the coordinates (2,3)(7,6).
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\n" ); document.write( "x's are on the left of the parentheses and y's are on the right (x,y).
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\n" ); document.write( "in the coordinates (2,3)(7,6) we will write as this:
\n" ); document.write( "y2 = 6
\n" ); document.write( "y1 = 3
\n" ); document.write( "x2 = 7
\n" ); document.write( "x1 = 2
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\n" ); document.write( "now we substitute these numbers into our formula of a slope.
\n" ); document.write( "m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)
\n" ); document.write( "m = (6 - 3)/(7 - 2)
\n" ); document.write( "m = 3/5 \n" ); document.write( "

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