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Given that a line with a slope angle of 4545^{\circ} passes through two points B(3,m)B(3, m) and A(2,4)A(2, 4), find the value of mm.

A number or a short expression. Spacing and $ signs are ignored.

Solution

A line with a slope angle of 4545^{\circ} has a slope of 11 (since tan45=1\tan 45^{\circ} = 1). The slope of a line passing through two points (x1,y1)(x_1, y_1) and (x2,y2)(x_2, y_2) is given by y2y1x2x1\frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}. Therefore, we can set up the following equation:

m432=1\frac{m - 4}{3 - 2} = 1

Solving this equation for mm gives:

m4=1×(32)m - 4 = 1 \times (3 - 2)
m4=1m - 4 = 1
m=5m = 5

So, the value of mm is 5\boxed{5}.

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