Find the Slope given two points
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Finding the Slope Given 2 Points
How to Find the Slope Given 2 Points.
Step-by-step procedure for calculating the slope of a line using two points on the line.
In this lesson, students are given the coordinates of two points, and are asked to find the slope of the line that passes through the points (without graphing). To solve the problems in this lesson, students use the slope formula, which states that m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1). The slope formula can be read as "slope equals the second y coordinate minus the first y-coordinate over the second x-coordinate minus the first x-coordinate".
The following shows two examples of finding the slope of a line through two points.
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