document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=435956>Question 435956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slope, if one exists, from the given points (-11,-9) and(-20,-17)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = change in y /change in x = (-17--9)/(-20--11) = -8/-9 = 8/9<BR>\n" );
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