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BJP5 Exercise 8.5: slopePoint

Language/Type: Java classes instance methods Point
Author: Will Beebe (on 2019/09/19)

Add the following method to the Point class:

public double slope(Point other)

Returns the slope of the line drawn between this Point and the given other Point. Use the formula (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) to determine the slope between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2). Note that this formula fails for points with identical x-coordinates, so throw an IllegalArgumentException in this case.

public class Point {
    private int x;
    private int y;
    
    // your code goes here
    
}
Type your solution here:


This is a partial class problem. Submit code that will become part of an existing Java class as described. You do not need to write the complete class, just the portion described in the problem.

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