document.write( "Question 278191: Find the slope (-1,-2) (3,-2) thank you \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #202441 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=-1\" and \"y%5B1%5D=-2\".\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=%28-2--2%29%2F%283--1%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-2\", \"y%5B1%5D=-2\", \"x%5B2%5D=3\", and \"x%5B1%5D=-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%280%29%2F%283--1%29\" Subtract \"-2\" from \"-2\" to get \"0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%280%29%2F%284%29\" Subtract \"-1\" from \"3\" to get \"4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=0\" 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=0\"
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