SOLUTION: Find the slope of any line parallel to the line through points (7, 9) and (9, 8)

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Question 113650: Find the slope of any line parallel to the line through points (7, 9) and (9, 8)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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First find the slope through (7, 9) and (9, 8)

Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the slope


Slope of the line through the points (7, 9) and (9, 8)



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


m+=+%288+-+9%29%2F%289+-+7%29


m+=+%28-1%29%2F%282%29


Answer: Slope is m+=+-1%2F2





So any parallel line will also have a slope of -1%2F2