document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174261>Question 174261</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slope, if it exsists, of thel ine containing the pairt points. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2.4,16.5) and 0.1,9.3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129205 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=129205\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope is defined as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, if your two points are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2.4,16.5) and 0.1,9.3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (9.3-16.5)/(0.1-(-2.4))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (9.3-16.5)/(0.1+2.4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (-7.2)/(2.5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -2.88 </SPAN>\n" );
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