SOLUTION: 26) Find the slope of a line parallel to the line passing through (-5, 6) and (2, 1).

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Question 101522: 26) Find the slope of a line parallel to the line passing through (-5, 6) and (2, 1).
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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First let's find the slope of the line passing through those two points.
The equation for the slope is m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29.
Using your values, then m=%281-6%29%2F%282-%28-5%29%29.
m=%28-5%29%2F7%29.
Second, parallel lines have the same slope. So any line parallel to your line would have a slope of m=%28-5%29%2F7%29.