Algebra Examples

$m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$

Step 1

Rewrite the equation as $\frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}} = m$ .

$\frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}} = m$

Step 2

Multiply both sides by $x_{2} - x_{1}$ .

$\frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}} (x_{2} - x_{1}) = m (x_{2} - x_{1})$

Step 3

Simplify.

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Step 3.1

Simplify the left side.

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Step 3.1.1

Cancel the common factor of $x_{2} - x_{1}$ .

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Step 3.1.1.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}} (x_{2} - x_{1}) = m (x_{2} - x_{1})$

Step 3.1.1.2

Rewrite the expression.

$y_{2} - y_{1} = m (x_{2} - x_{1})$

Step 3.2

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.2.1

Simplify $m (x_{2} - x_{1})$ .

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Step 3.2.1.1

Apply the distributive property.

$y_{2} - y_{1} = m x_{2} + m (- x_{1})$

Step 3.2.1.2

Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.

$y_{2} - y_{1} = m x_{2} - m x_{1}$

Step 4

Add $y_{1}$ to both sides of the equation.

$y_{2} = m x_{2} - m x_{1} + y_{1}$