document.write( "Question 372014: find the slope of the line containing the points (-2,1) and (3,-5) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "slope of the line containing the points (-2,1) and (3,-5)
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document.write( "(-2,1) and (3,-5)
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document.write( "m = (-5-1)/(3-(-2) = -6/5 is the slope\r
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document.write( "the standard point-slope form for an equation of a line y = mx + b  
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document.write( "where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.  
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document.write( "equation of this line:
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document.write( "y = (-6/5)x + b  Using ordered pair (-2,1) to solve for b
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document.write( "1 = (-6/5)*-2 + b
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document.write( "1 - 12/5 = b
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document.write( "-7/5 = b
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document.write( "y = (-6/5)x -(7/5)
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