document.write( "Question 318029: what is the slope inequality for the points (0,2) and (-1,-2) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #227696 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=0\" 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%28-1-0%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-2\", \"y%5B1%5D=2\", \"x%5B2%5D=-1\", and \"x%5B1%5D=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-4%29%2F%28-1-0%29\" Subtract \"2\" from \"-2\" to get \"-4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-4%29%2F%28-1%29\" Subtract \"0\" from \"-1\" to get \"-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=4\" 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=4\"
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