document.write( "Question 206462: What is the slope of (-4,-10) and (-18,-11) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #156011 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=-4\" and \"y%5B1%5D=-10\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\" Start with the slope formula.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-11--10%29%2F%28-18--4%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-11\", \"y%5B1%5D=-10\", \"x%5B2%5D=-18\", and \"x%5B1%5D=-4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-1%29%2F%28-18--4%29\" Subtract \"-10\" from \"-11\" to get \"-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-1%29%2F%28-14%29\" Subtract \"-4\" from \"-18\" to get \"-14\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=1%2F14\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is \"m=1%2F14\"\r
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