document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173503>Question 173503</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534944949/algebrahomeworkh>Essential Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope of the line through the points P(2,3)and Q(5,-1) is ______ . </SPAN>\n" );
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