SOLUTION: find the slop of the line containing the points (-2,4) and (5,6).

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Question 437055: find the slop of the line containing the points (-2,4) and (5,6).
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, oberobic:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Slope of the line through the points (-2, 4) and (5, 6)



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+=+%286+-+4%29%2F%285+-+%28-2%29%29


m+=+%286+-+4%29%2F%285+%2B+2%29


m+=+%282%29%2F%287%29


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

Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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The slope of the the line is defined as the change in y divided by the change in x, or the 'rise over the run'.
So, we have two points: (-2,4) and (5,6).
The change in y = 6-4 = 2
The change in x = 5-(-2) = 7
The slope = 2/7
We can express this as an equation
y = (2/7)*x + b
Assuming b=0,
y = (2/7)*x
We can graph this
graph%28500%2C500%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C2%2F7%2Ax%29