SOLUTION: Please help me on what is the difference between the below formulas:
y1 - y2/x1 - x2 and y2 - y1/ x2 - x1
Ex. (4,9), (3,6) m = 5/2
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y1 - y2/x1 - x2 and y2 - y1/ x2 - x1
Ex. (4,9), (3,6) m = 5/2
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Question 52472: Please help me on what is the difference between the below formulas:
y1 - y2/x1 - x2 and y2 - y1/ x2 - x1
Ex. (4,9), (3,6) m = 5/2 Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! First, you ought to use parentheses to make sure your problem is clearly understood:
(y1-y2)/(x1-x2) and (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
These are the formulas for finding the slope (m) of a line that passes through two given points. While they may look a little different, both formulas will give you exactly the same result. Let's check using the two points in your problem:
(4, 9) and (3, 6) = = 3 = = 3
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