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  1. December 12th 2010, 06:58 PM #1
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    Slope of the Line

    Two points on a line are located at (-3,2) and (3,4). What is the slope of the line?
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  2. December 12th 2010, 07:14 PM #2
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    If you know two points on the line \displaystyle (x_1,y_1) and \displaystyle (x_2,y_2) then the slope is

    \displaystyle \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}
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  3. December 12th 2010, 07:14 PM #3
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    I gave the equation in a previous post.
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  4. December 12th 2010, 10:04 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by dwsmith View Post
    I gave the equation in a previous post.
    Indeed.

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