document.write( "Question 148337: Find the slope of a line containing these points. \r
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Find the slope of a line containing these points.
\n" ); document.write( "(5,-2) & (-3,2)
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\n" ); document.write( "Always work left to right, so
\n" ); document.write( "Point 1 is (-3,2)
\n" ); document.write( "Point 2 is (5,-2)
\n" ); document.write( "Find the slope, m
\n" ); document.write( "m = (y2-y1)/x2-x1)
\n" ); document.write( "m = (-2-2)/(5-(-3))
\n" ); document.write( "m = -4/8
\n" ); document.write( "m = -1/2 (the slope)
\n" ); document.write( "It's important to \"work left to right\", from small value of x to larger. This is a convention, meaning it's done by agreement so we all mean the same thing when we calculate slope.
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\n" ); document.write( "To find the eqn:
\n" ); document.write( "Use either point to find the equation, I'll use Point 1
\n" ); document.write( "y-y1 = m(x-x1)
\n" ); document.write( "y-2 = (-1/2)*(x-(-3))
\n" ); document.write( "y-2 = -(x/2) - 3/2
\n" ); document.write( "2y-4 = -x - 3
\n" ); document.write( "x+2y = 1\r
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