document.write( "Question 378712: (7,6)(10,-9) find the slope? I came up with 0 just checking my answer thanks \n" ); document.write( "
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Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=7\" and \"y%5B1%5D=6\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, is the second point . So this means that \"x%5B2%5D=10\" and \"y%5B2%5D=-9\".\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=%28-9-6%29%2F%2810-7%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-9\", \"y%5B1%5D=6\", \"x%5B2%5D=10\", and \"x%5B1%5D=7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-15%29%2F%2810-7%29\" Subtract \"6\" from \"-9\" to get \"-15\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-15%29%2F%283%29\" Subtract \"7\" from \"10\" to get \"3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-5\" 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=-5\"\r
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