SOLUTION: Find the slope of any line parallel to the line through points (14, 2) and (5, 5).

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Question 58781: Find the slope of any line parallel to the line through points (14, 2) and (5, 5).
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Find the slope of any line parallel to the line through points (14, 2) and (5, 5).
Parallel lines have the same slopes, so use the slope formula to find the slope between these two points.
highlight%28m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29%29
(x1,y1)=(14,2) and (x2,y2)=(5,5)
m=%285-2%29%2F%285-14%29
m=%283%2F-9%29
m=-1%2F3
Since parallel lines have the same slope all parallel lines would have the slope:
highlight%28m=-1%2F3%29
Happy Calculating!!!