document.write( "Question 5876: Find the slope of the line going through the pair of points.
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first find the slope:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-3-%28-2%29%29%2F%288-%28-5%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-1%2F13\"$
\n" ); document.write( "slope = -1/13\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then use y=mx+b and substitute one set of points into the equation:
\n" ); document.write( "-3=(-1/13)(8)+b
\n" ); document.write( "-3=-8/13+b
\n" ); document.write( "-3+8/13=b
\n" ); document.write( "-31/13=b\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so the equation is y=-1/13x+-31/13 \n" ); document.write( "

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