document.write( "Question 445954: Find the slope of the line containing the pair of points.
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document.write( "Using the point-slope formula, \"m+=%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29\"
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document.write( "(8,1)  m = 6/-3 = -2
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document.write( "Note: 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 = -2x + b
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document.write( " 1 = -2*8 + b
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document.write( " 17 = b
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document.write( " y = -2x + 17
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