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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope of a line that passes throught(-8,9)and(0,6).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope, m, is the (diff in y)/(diff in x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (6-9)/(0 - (-8))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -3/8<BR>\n" );
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