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Slope

The slope $ m$ of the line through $ (x_1 , y_1)$ and $ (x_2 , y_2)$ is:

$\displaystyle m=\frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x}=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\;,\;\;\Delta x\ne 0.$



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