SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line passing through the points (5,7) and (-4,2).

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Question 510943:

Find the slope of the line passing through the points (5,7) and (-4,2).
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the slope of the line passing through the points (5,7) and (-4,2).
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m = (7-2)/(5--4) = 5/9
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Maths68(1474) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solution
Points (5,7) and (-4,2)
Put the values of two points in the equation of straight line point-slope form
m=(y2-y1)/(x1-x2)
m=(2-7)/(-4-5)
m=-5/-9
m=5/9
Slope of the line = m = 5/9