document.write( "Question 449031: identify the slope of the line passing through the pair of points (5,2) and (−2, 1)\r
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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( " (5, 2) and 
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document.write( "(-2, 1) m = 1/7
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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 = (1/7)x + b  
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document.write( " 2 = (1/7)*5 + b
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document.write( " 9/7 = b
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document.write( "  y = (1/7)x + 9/7 \r
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