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Find the slope: (-2, -5) and (-2, 7)

User Ronn
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Answer: UNDEFINED

Explanation:

User Dieworld
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Answer:

Explanation:

(

2

,

2

)

,

(

5

,

7

)

Find the slope of the line between

(

2

,

2

)

and

(

5

,

7

)

using

m

=

y

2

y

1

x

2

x

1

, which is the change of

y

over the change of

x

.

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m

=

3

Use the slope

3

and a given point

(

2

,

2

)

to substitute for

x

1

and

y

1

in the point-slope form

y

y

1

=

m

(

x

x

1

)

, which is derived from the slope equation

m

=

y

2

y

1

x

2

x

1

.

y

(

2

)

=

3

(

x

(

2

)

)

Simplify the equation and keep it in point-slope form.

y

+

2

=

3

(

x

2

)

Solve for

y

.

y

=

3

x

8

List the equation in different forms.

Slope-intercept form:

y

=

3

x

8

Point-slope form:

y

+

2

=

3

(

x

2

)

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