SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line through (-5,2) and (6,7) in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane?

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Question 201530: What is the slope of the line through (-5,2) and (6,7) in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: is the first point and is the second point .


m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29 Start with the slope formula.


m=%287-2%29%2F%286--5%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=7, y%5B1%5D=2, x%5B2%5D=6, and x%5B1%5D=-5


m=%285%29%2F%286--5%29 Subtract 2 from 7 to get 5


m=%285%29%2F%2811%29 Subtract -5 from 6 to get 11


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=5%2F11