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document.write( "to determining the slope of the line containing following points:
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document.write( " (-5,2),(0,-1)
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document.write( "Using the point-slope formula, 
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document.write( "  m = ( -1 - 2 ) / 0 -(-5)  = -3/5
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document.write( "  m = -(3/5)
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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept 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( " y = -(3/5)x - 1   Pt(0,-1) the  y-intercept.  b = -1
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