document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=236804>Question 236804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a straight line with slope 5 contains the points (1,2) and (3,k), the value of k is? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given two points on a line, slope is defined as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In your problem, they give:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "two points: (1,2) and (3,k)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope: 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plugging into:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = (k-2)/(3-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = (k-2)/(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 = k-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 = k </SPAN>\n" );
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