document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=157834>Question 157834</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the line that passes through the pair of points <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1,7), (10,1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1,7), (10,1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (1-7)/(10-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -6/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -2/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Always use points left to right, or increasing value of x. </SPAN>\n" );
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