document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41857>Question 41857</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slopes, if they exist, of the linecontaining these points?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-5,4)and(1-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3,2)and(-5,0) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #27059 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=27059\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope m is found by the formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So for (-5,4) and (1,-2), we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (-2 - 4) / (1 -(-5)) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -6 / 6 = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And for (3,2) and (-5,0), we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (0 - 2) / (-5 - 3) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -2 / -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 1/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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