SOLUTION: find the slope of a straight line that passes through the given pair of points a. (5,3) and (9,6) b. (-5,8) and (-3,-9)

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Question 1199308: find the slope of a straight line that passes through the given pair of points
a. (5,3) and (9,6)
b. (-5,8) and (-3,-9)
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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the slope of a straight line that passes through the given pair of points:
a. (5,3) and (9,6)
m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29
m=%286-3%29%2F%289-5%29
m=3%2F4


Answer: Slope is m=3%2F4

b. (-5,8) and (-3,-9)
m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29
m=%28-9-8%29%2F%28-3-%28-5%29%29
m=-17%2F%28-3%2B5%29
m=-17%2F2

Answer: Slope is m=-17%2F2



Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
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