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Question 147233: This all new to me. How do I find the slope that is passsing through (2,5) and 3,10). Please explain how I go about figuring this out.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note we're going to let , , , . This means that the two points and are the points (2,5) and (3,10)




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


m=%2810-5%29%2F%283-2%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=10, y%5B1%5D=5, x%5B2%5D=3, and x%5B1%5D=2


m=%285%29%2F%283-2%29 Subtract 5 from 10 to get 5


m=%285%29%2F%281%29 Subtract 2 from 3 to get 1


m=5 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=5