document.write( "Question 392635: What is the slope of a line that passes through points (5, -8) and (3, -3)?\r
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document.write( "slope of a line that passing through points (5, -8) and (3, -3)
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document.write( "Using the point-slope formula, 
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document.write( "(3, -3)   m = [-8-(-3)] / (5-3)  = -5 /2 
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document.write( " With m = -(5/2) the line is oblique, slanting to the left
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document.write( "Note: as y increases/decreases by 5, x value changes by 2 in the other direction
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document.write( "example shown of y = -(5/2)x -3
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