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Choose two points in the coordinate plane. Use the slope formula to find the slope of the line that passes through the two points. Then find the slope using the formula y1 - y2 over X1 - x2. Are your results
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Choose two points in the coordinate plane. Use the slope formula to find the slope of the line that passes through the two points. Then find the slope using the formula y1 - y2 over X1 - x2. Are your results the same? Explain

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No, they are not the same because if you use the slope on a coordinate plane you are using rise over run to find the slope not the slope formula. If you use the slope formula on it you will get a different answer. Hope this helps! 
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