SOLUTION: What is the slope of the line that passes through (-2,5) and (3,9)

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Question 696641: What is the slope of the line that passes through (-2,5) and (3,9)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: is the first point . So this means that x%5B1%5D=-2 and y%5B1%5D=5.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=3 and y%5B2%5D=9.


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


m=%289-5%29%2F%283--2%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=9, y%5B1%5D=5, x%5B2%5D=3, and x%5B1%5D=-2


m=%284%29%2F%283--2%29 Subtract 5 from 9 to get 4


m=%284%29%2F%285%29 Subtract -2 from 3 to get 5


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=4%2F5