Find Slope Given Two Points and an Equation
Objectives Find the slope of a line given two points. Find the slope of a line given an equation.
Example 1 Find the slope of the line that contains (2, 5) and (8, 1).
Find the slope of the line that contains (–2, –2) and (7, –2). Example 2
Find the slope of the line that contains (5, –7) and (6, –4). Example 3
Find the slope of the line that contains and Example 4
Example 5 Find the slope of the line described by 4x – 2y = 16.
Example 6 Find the slope of the line described by 2x + 3y = 12.
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