SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line passing through the given pair of points.(6, 17) and (-17, 11)

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Question 618448: Find the slope of the line passing through the given pair of points.(6, 17) and (-17, 11)
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=6 and y%5B1%5D=17.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=-17 and y%5B2%5D=11.


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


m=%2811-17%29%2F%28-17-6%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=11, y%5B1%5D=17, x%5B2%5D=-17, and x%5B1%5D=6


m=%28-6%29%2F%28-17-6%29 Subtract 17 from 11 to get -6


m=%28-6%29%2F%28-23%29 Subtract 6 from -17 to get -23


m=6%2F23 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=6%2F23