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Question 90384: How can I Find the slope of any line parallel to the line through points (17, 4) and (5, 8).
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First find the slope through (17, 4) and (5, 8)

Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the slope


Slope of the line through the points (17, 4) and (5, 8)



m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29


m+=+%288+-+4%29%2F%285+-+17%29


m+=+%284%29%2F%28-12%29


m+=+-1%2F3



Answer: Slope is m+=+-1%2F3




Since any two parallel slopes are equal, the slope of the unknown line parallel to the given one is m=-1%2F3