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How do you find the slope of a line when you are given 2 points?

User Mrfour
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Answer:

Use the formula
(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

Explanation:

The formula to find the slope of a line given two points is
(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1), where x_1 and y_1 are the coordinate of one point, and x_2 and y_2 are the coordinates of another (different) point.

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User Daniel Holmes
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Answer: Since the slope of a line is the change in y divided by the change in x, given two points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) we can find the slope by calculating (y2-y1)/(x2-x1).

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