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

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Question 101780: Solve.
26). Find the slope of a line parallel to the line passing through (-5, 6) and (2, 1).
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First find the slope of the line through (-5, 6) and (2, 1).


Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the slope


Slope of the line through the points (-5, 6) and (2, 1)



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


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


m+=+%281+-+6%29%2F%282+-+%28-5%29%29


m+=+%281+-+6%29%2F%282+%2B+5%29


m+=+%28-5%29%2F%287%29


Answer: Slope is m+=+-5%2F7





Since parallel slopes are equal, the slope of the parallel line is m=-5%2F7