SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line containing the points P1 and P2: P1(-1,3), P2(2,4)

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Question 554162: Find the slope of the line containing the points P1 and P2:
P1(-1,3), P2(2,4)

Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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Slope is the rise over the run, the y distance divided by the x distance between the two points.

Distance= %284-3%29%2F%282--1%29
Distance = 1%2F3

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