document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=294718>Question 294718</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the line containing each given pair of points. If the slope is undefined, state this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(0,9) and (-5,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(0,9) and (-5,0) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of the line, m,  is the difference in the y values divided by the difference in the x values so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = (0-9)/(-5-0) = -9/-5 = 9/5 </SPAN>\n" );
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