document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175077>Question 175077</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-3, -5) and (-5, 1). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope, m, is the \"rise over the run\", the (diff in y)/(diff in x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (-5-1)/(-3 - (-5))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -6/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -3<BR>\n" );
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