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55 Find the slope of the line through (4, – 3 ) and (2, 2). If we let (x 1, y 1 ) = (4, – 3) and (x 2, y 2 ) = (2, 2), then Note: If we let (x 1, y 1 ) be (2, 2) and (x 2, y 2 ) be (4, – 3), then we get the same result. Example:
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Martin-Gay, Beginning Algebra, 5ed 66 Positive Slope: m > 0 x y Lines with positive slopes increase from left to right. Negative Slope: m < 0 x y Lines with negative slopes decrease from left to right. I call these “diagonal lines”.
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