SOLUTION: hi im having a problem on one of my math homework questions the question is: Find th eslope and the line containing the points (2,5) and (-3,4)

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Question 594140: hi im having a problem on one of my math homework questions the question is: Find th eslope and the line containing the points (2,5) and (-3,4)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: is the first point . So this means that x%5B1%5D=2 and y%5B1%5D=5.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=-3 and y%5B2%5D=4.


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


m=%284-5%29%2F%28-3-2%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=4, y%5B1%5D=5, x%5B2%5D=-3, and x%5B1%5D=2


m=%28-1%29%2F%28-3-2%29 Subtract 5 from 4 to get -1


m=%28-1%29%2F%28-5%29 Subtract 2 from -3 to get -5


m=1%2F5 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=1%2F5