document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22507>Question 22507</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the graph of the linear function of f\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(6) = -1, F(3)=8  I know the answer (-3) I just don't know how to get it. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Start with the slope-intercept form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(x) = mx+b Now write two equations using the given data.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(6) = m(6)+b = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(3) = m(3)+b = 8  Solve this system of equations by subtracting one from the other to find the slope, m.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6m + b = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(3m + b = 8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3m = -9  Divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is -3. </SPAN>\n" );
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