SOLUTION: Find the slope of any line parallel to the line through points (-2,3) and (4,5).

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Question 117793: Find the slope of any line parallel to the line through points (-2,3) and (4,5).
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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First find the slope through (-2,3) and (4,5)


Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the slope


Slope of the line through the points (-2, 3) and (4, 5)



m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29


m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+%28x%5B1%5D%29%29


m+=+%285+-+3%29%2F%284+-+%28-2%29%29


m+=+%285+-+3%29%2F%284+%2B+2%29


m+=+%282%29%2F%286%29


m+=+1%2F3



Answer: Slope is m+=+1%2F3




Since parallel lines have equal slopes, the slope of any line parallel to the line through (-2,3) and (4,5) is also m=1%2F3