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m = y2-yi X2-X1 Find the slope of the line that passes through these two points. Point 1(4;0) Point 2(6,2) х1 У1 X2 72 m = [?] Enter

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The slope of the line that passes through the points (x1, y1) and (x2,y2) is computed as follows:


m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

In this case, the points are (4, 0) and (6, 2), then the slope of the line is:


m=(2-0)/(6-4)=(2)/(2)=1

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