document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=305087>Question 305087</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope of the line that passes through these points(-5, -6) and (7, -4)  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is the change in the y-coordinates divided by the corresponding change in the x-coordinates:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-6 - (-4))/(-5 - 7) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-6 + 4)/-12 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2/-12 = 1/6<BR>\n" );
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